2004-02 · NASA ASRS report 608602
A WDB CARGO FLT IS EVACED DURING A NIGHT OP AFTER THE L ENG STALLS AND CATCHES FIRE DURING ROLLOUT AFTER LNDG AT IND; IN.
ON LNDG ROLLOUT AT IND; HEARD A BANG AND OBSERVED A FLASH ON L SIDE OF ACFT. SUSPECTED ENG DAMAGE AND CALLED FOR FIRE TRUCKS AS WE CLRED THE RWY. TWR ADVISED OUR #1 ENG WAS ON FIRE. WE ACCOMPLISHED EMER SHUTDOWN AND EGRESSED USING ESCAPE SLIDE. THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION WHEN I CALLED FOR THE EVAC CHKLIST IN THAT THE FO THOUGHT I WANTED THE ENG SHUTDOWN CHKLIST. ALSO; WE WERE NOT PREPARED FOR THE DARKNESS IN THE COCKPIT AFTER ENG SHUTDOWN. IN THE EXCITEMENT; I INADVERTENTLY FIRED THE BOTTLE FOR THE APU INSTEAD OF THE #1 ENG INITIALLY; THEN REALIZED MY MISTAKE IMMEDIATELY AND FIRED BOTH BOTTLES INTO THE #1 ENG. ALL OTHER PROCS WERE ACCOMPLISHED EXCEPT WE FORGOT TO TURN OFF THE BATTERIES BEFORE EXITING THE COCKPIT. ALTHOUGH IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO PREPARE FOR EVERY CIRCUMSTANCE; THIS INCIDENT POINTS TO THE NEED TO REVIEW GENERAL EMER PROCS; HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT TO EXPECT (IE; LIGHTS GOING OUT WHEN ENGS SHUT DOWN); AND TO HAVE A GENERAL GAME PLAN. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 608894: AFTER TOUCHDOWN AT IND; THRUST REVERSERS WERE APPLIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPANY FOM. WHEN CAPT CALLED 80 KTS; THERE WAS A LOUD BANG; SLIGHT ACFT SHUDDER AND FIRE FROM THE #1 ENG. WE SAW NO COCKPIT ABNORMAL INDICATIONS OR FIRE LIGHTS. THE THRUST REVERSERS WERE IMMEDIATELY STOWED AND ACFT WAS SLOWED TO TAXI SPD AND WE CLRED THE RWY. UPON CONTACT WITH GND CTL; THEY INFORMED US THAT THEY SAW FIRE COMING FROM OUR #1 ENG. WE EXITED THE ACFT VIA THE R EVAC SLIDE. AFTER THE ACFT WAS RELEASED BY THE IND FIRE DEPT; THE ACFT WAS TOWED TO A PARKING SLOT AND THE #1 ENG COWL WAS RAISED AND WE SAW THE FIRE DAMAGE.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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