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B737 captain reported rejecting the takeoff when another aircraft reported seeing flames from the left engine.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1350024 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 8940 Flight Crew Type 1694 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
Normal operations until lining up [and] cleared for takeoff. As I was turning onto centerline I set throttles to 40%. An aircraft behind me called on tower frequency and informed me there were flames coming out of back of left engine. I aborted takeoff at approximately 10 knots and taxied off [the runway] at first exit to right. We called emergency vehicles to meet us. Passengers were informed to stay seated. Vehicles arrived; noticed no abnormalities. No abnormal engine indications. We taxied back to gate.additional comments:at no time were there any abnormal engine indications from either cockpit or from outside other than initial call from another aircraft that he saw flames in our exhaust. When asked we told tower our souls on board and 2 hours of gas. I coordinated with emergency on radio 1 to observe our engines while we turned airplane around; and there were no abnormal visual indications. After discussion with maintenance; we decided to taxi back to gate by our own power. Wrote up in log book and interview two passengers who saw the event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Captain reported rejecting the takeoff when another aircraft reported seeing flames from the left engine.
Narrative: Normal operations until lining up [and] cleared for takeoff. As I was turning onto centerline I set throttles to 40%. An aircraft behind me called on Tower frequency and informed me there were flames coming out of back of left engine. I aborted takeoff at approximately 10 knots and taxied off [the runway] at first exit to right. We called emergency vehicles to meet us. Passengers were informed to stay seated. Vehicles arrived; noticed no abnormalities. No abnormal engine indications. We taxied back to gate.Additional comments:At no time were there any abnormal engine indications from either cockpit or from outside other than initial call from another aircraft that he saw flames in our exhaust. When asked we told Tower our Souls on Board and 2 hours of gas. I coordinated with emergency on radio 1 to observe our engines while we turned airplane around; and there were no abnormal visual indications. After discussion with maintenance; we decided to taxi back to gate by our own power. Wrote up in log book and interview two passengers who saw the event.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.