Pilots reported a hung start due to a tailwind on the ground.

Attributes
ACN	1645881
Time
Date	201905
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Total 1907
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument
Experience	Flight Crew Type 3
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

During the engine start procedure at a power-out gate we had a tailwind which resulted in a hung start on engine number 2. We ran the appropriate checklists and opted to start the opposite engine which also result in a hung start. While aborting this start and running the checklist we were notified from ground crew that there had been a tailpipe fire that had been extinguished during the aborted start procedure. We contacted maintenance and maintenance advised us to have the aircraft turned to face the wind and attempt another engine start. They advised us to continue if engine starts were normal. Subsequent engine starts were normal. No limitations were exceeded during any phase of the engine start/aborted start procedures and all checklists were complied with.hung start due to a tailwind during engine start.use of aircraft tug to face aircraft into the wind for engine start operations rather than power-out gate operations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Pilots reported a hung start due to a tailwind on the ground.

Narrative: During the engine start procedure at a power-out gate we had a tailwind which resulted in a hung start on engine number 2. We ran the appropriate checklists and opted to start the opposite engine which also result in a hung start. While aborting this start and running the checklist we were notified from ground crew that there had been a tailpipe fire that had been extinguished during the aborted start procedure. We contacted maintenance and maintenance advised us to have the aircraft turned to face the wind and attempt another engine start. They advised us to continue if engine starts were normal. Subsequent engine starts were normal. No limitations were exceeded during any phase of the engine start/aborted start procedures and all checklists were complied with.Hung start due to a tailwind during engine start.Use of aircraft tug to face aircraft into the wind for engine start operations rather than power-out gate operations.

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