Air carrier Captain reported an engine caught fire after parking at the gate. There was no fire indication message but aircraft status page displayed a Eng Fuel Value R.

Date: 2025-08 · Aircraft: B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model · Phase: ground

Anomalies: Aircraft equipment problem criticalDeviation discrepancy procedural FARDeviation discrepancy procedural published material policyFlight deck cabin aircraft event smoke fire fumes odor

Synopsis

Air carrier Captain reported an engine caught fire after parking at the gate. There was no fire indication message but aircraft status page displayed a Eng Fuel Value R.

Narrative

After parking at the gate; delayed flight arriving into ZZZ; normal shut down and parking checklist completed. After door 2L opened; ground crew noticed excessive smoke and brief fire on the right engine; after shut down. There were no cockpit fire indications. After debriefing with the few crew members that remained onboard; Gate Agent made announcement to passengers; exit the plane immediately and leave all luggage behind. I did not execute an evacuation or had any knowledge of the Gate Agent announcement. The F/O and I; opened our cockpit windows; from CA side- trying to get more information from a ground crew person; and the F/O looking back at the right engine. I called ops freq and advised ZZZ Ops of the situation. Fire department was called by ground crew. I then walked to the cabin; with the remaining passengers exiting. The Purser and several F/A's had left the aircraft. The Purser did NOT communicate with me nor the F/O...unsatisfactory! The remaining F/A's assisted the Gate Agent; the F/O; and myself- to walk the passenger bags from the cabin to the gate; we finished a debrief and exited the plane at the gate. The aircraft status page then displayed a 'Eng Fuel Value R ' message on the status page. We also had mechanics in cockpit after the smoke/fire on the right engine asking if we had a fire light/indication. We had no fire indication.

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Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.