What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At 11000 feet just southeast of phl, enroute to ewr, aircraft experienced a failure of the #2 engine. Crew ran the engine fail/fire/shutdown checklist to secure the engine. Crew declared an emergency with kphl approach. After securing the engine crew received the first fire warning on the #2 engine. Crew discharged forward fire bottle and the aft bottle 30 seconds later when the fire did not go out. After the second bottle was discharged, the fire indication continued for another 30 seconds, and then went out. Crew then requested immediate diversion to phl. During the turn and descent to the runway, received the second fire indication on #2. Total time for the first fire indication was about 90 seconds. The second fire indication was shorter, about 60 seconds.
Borescope inspection revealed that the engine had suffered an internal catastrophic failure of the turbine. Evacuation information;
1. Reason for evacuation; number two (2) engine fire.
2. Crewmember initiated the evacuation.
3. The (1L, 2L) left side exits were used. Captain instructions to evacuate out left side only due to right side engine issue (fire).
4. No exit malfunction.
5. Yes, it is estimated that close to two thirds of people exited out the 1L exit.
6. Estimated time at 90 seconds.
7. No injuries
As the FAA filed it
AT 11000 FEET JUST SOUTHEAST OF PHL, ENROUTE TO EWR, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE #2 ENGINE. CREW RAN THE ENGINE FAIL/FIRE/SHUTDOWN CHECKLIST TO SECURE THE ENGINE. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH KPHL APPROACH. AFTER SECURING THE ENGINE CREW RECEIVED THE FIRST FIRE WARNING ON THE #2 ENGINE. CREW DISCHARGED FORWARD FIRE BOTTLE AND THE AFT BOTTLE 30 SECONDS LATER WHEN THE FIRE DID NOT GO OUT. AFTER THE SECOND BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED, THE FIRE INDICATION CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER 30 SECONDS, AND THEN WENT OUT. CREW THEN REQUESTED IMMEDIATE DIVERSION TO PHL. DURING THE TURN AND DESCENT TO THE RUNWAY, RECEIVED THE SECOND FIRE INDICATION ON #2. TOTAL TIME FOR THE FIRST FIRE INDICATION WAS ABOUT 90 SECONDS. THE SECOND FIRE INDICATION WAS SHORTER, ABOUT 60 SECONDS.
BORESCOPE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE HAD SUFFERED AN INTERNAL CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TURBINE. EVACUATION INFORMATION;
1. REASON FOR EVACUATION; NUMBER TWO (2) ENGINE FIRE.
2. CREWMEMBER INITIATED THE EVACUATION.
3. THE (1L, 2L) LEFT SIDE EXITS WERE USED. CAPTAIN INSTRUCTIONS TO EVACUATE OUT LEFT SIDE ONLY DUE TO RIGHT SIDE ENGINE ISSUE (FIRE).
4. NO EXIT MALFUNCTION.
5. YES, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT CLOSE TO TWO THIRDS OF PEOPLE EXITED OUT THE 1L EXIT.
6. ESTIMATED TIME AT 90 SECONDS.
7. NO INJURIES
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