Dash 8-300
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200; Flight Crew Total 7000; Flight Crew Type 200
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; General Maintenance Action; General Flight Cancelled / Delayed
Aircraft
After number 2 engine start; crew noticed number 2 DC generator failed to come online; seconds later number 2 DC generator hot caution illuminated. We then were notified by ground personnel that smoke was coming from the number 2 nacelle. We immediately shut down the number 2 engine and First Officer then proceed to verified smoke was still coming out of the number 2 engine nacelle; we then immediately evacuated the passenger and fired both fire bottles and called fire and rescue services.
De Havilland DHC-8 First Officer reported that a DC generator failed after engine start causing smoke to come out of the nacelle.