Air carrier light transport generator failure fire. Emergency landing.

Attributes
ACN	96634
Time
Date	198810
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sdg
State Reference	MO
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14000 msl bound upper : 14000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute airway : zkc
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 330
ASRS Report	96634
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Left AC gen fail light illuminated and the switch was reset per the proper abnormal checklist. The gen fail light remained illuminated and the switch was placed in the off position. F/a reported smoke from the left engine and first officer visually verified fire damage at the AC gen exhaust port. Flight crew shut the left engine down, pulled the fire t-handle and left fire extinguisher was activated. Kansas city center was notified, and the flight was diverted to springfield, mo. Aircraft landing was made uneventful with fire trucks standing by. The fire was visually verified out, and passengers were removed through the main cabin door. NTSB is currently investigating this incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR LTT GENERATOR FAILURE FIRE. EMERGENCY LNDG.

Narrative: LEFT AC GEN FAIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE SWITCH WAS RESET PER THE PROPER ABNORMAL CHKLIST. THE GEN FAIL LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE SWITCH WAS PLACED IN THE OFF POS. F/A RPTED SMOKE FROM THE L ENG AND F/O VISUALLY VERIFIED FIRE DAMAGE AT THE AC GEN EXHAUST PORT. FLT CREW SHUT THE L ENG DOWN, PULLED THE FIRE T-HANDLE AND LEFT FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS ACTIVATED. KANSAS CITY CENTER WAS NOTIFIED, AND THE FLT WAS DIVERTED TO SPRINGFIELD, MO. ACFT LNDG WAS MADE UNEVENTFUL WITH FIRE TRUCKS STANDING BY. THE FIRE WAS VISUALLY VERIFIED OUT, AND PAXS WERE REMOVED THROUGH THE MAIN CABIN DOOR. NTSB IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THIS INCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.