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Following the loss of the APU; a Q-400 flight crew was advised by ground personnel of a fire in the right engine when the engine start procedure was subsequently interrupted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 910262 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201009 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | APU |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
As we were starting #2 engine at the gate the APU failed and immediately thereafter ground/ramp personnel informed us we had a fire on the right hand engine. I aborted the start and evacuated the airplane which was still at the gate with the jetbridge attached. I ran the qrc for on ground emergencies and shut down the airplane.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Following the loss of the APU; a Q-400 Flight Crew was advised by ground personnel of a fire in the right engine when the engine start procedure was subsequently interrupted.
Narrative: As we were starting #2 engine at the gate the APU failed and immediately thereafter ground/ramp personnel informed us we had a fire on the right hand engine. I aborted the start and evacuated the airplane which was still at the gate with the jetbridge attached. I ran the QRC for on ground emergencies and shut down the airplane.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.