What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft engine caught fire during taxi on taxiway (after local sales demo flight). The pilot made an emergency call to Chino tower "ground", then both pilot and passenger safely exited the aircraft to extinguish the fire with a ramp extinguisher. Within 9 minutes, the Chino Airport fire department arrived and cooled down engine with a spray hose. The fire was contained to the engine compartment which blistered the engine cowling. Pilot counseled, on preflighting. Other corrective action included the placement of an aircraft condition notice on the aircraft requiring a engine/airframe inspection for cracked cylinders, burnt wiring, and damaged/cracked/leaking oil fuel lines. Discovered remains of a oil soaked birds nest in forward engine compartment. A fuel or oil soaked birds nest eventually ignited due to the heated engine.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE DURING TAXI ON TAXIWAY (AFTER LOCAL SALES DEMO FLIGHT). THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY CALL TO CHINO TOWER "GROUND", THEN BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER SAFELY EXITED THE AIRCRAFT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A RAMP EXTINGUISHER. WITHIN 9 MINUTES, THE CHINO AIRPORT FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND COOLED DOWN ENGINE WITH A SPRAY HOSE. THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH BLISTERED THE ENGINE COWLING. PILOT COUNSELED, ON PREFLIGHTING. OTHER CORRECTIVE ACTION INCLUDED THE PLACEMENT OF AN AIRCRAFT CONDITION NOTICE ON THE AIRCRAFT REQUIRING A ENGINE/AIRFRAME INSPECTION FOR CRACKED CYLINDERS, BURNT WIRING, AND DAMAGED/CRACKED/LEAKING OIL FUEL LINES. DISCOVERED REMAINS OF A OIL SOAKED BIRDS NEST IN FORWARD ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A FUEL OR OIL SOAKED BIRDS NEST EVENTUALLY IGNITED DUE TO THE HEATED ENGINE.
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