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Air carrier taxies on 1 engine. At hold line start #2 and it torches. Tower calls for crash crew. No fire.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 182324 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199106 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iah |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pit |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5721 |
| ASRS Report | 182324 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 9000 |
| ASRS Report | 182626 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : equipment problem dissipated flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On taxi-out from gate area, we taxied on 1 engine. Near 14L hold short area we started #2 engine. On start engine torched. Secured engine. Tower had called crash crew. They inspected engine. No damage. Started #2 engine normally and continued normal operation. Engines sometimes torch and start for various reasons. We were under the tower area and next to the fire house. The tower saw the fuel fog then the torch and they called the crash crew. Since they already responded to the tower's call, I thought they should inspect the engine for a real fire. There was none, and since this is not uncommon, I started the engine with the fire crew there. They gave me a thumbs up and I proceeded with the fly-by.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR TAXIES ON 1 ENGINE. AT HOLD LINE START #2 AND IT TORCHES. TWR CALLS FOR CRASH CREW. NO FIRE.
Narrative: ON TAXI-OUT FROM GATE AREA, WE TAXIED ON 1 ENG. NEAR 14L HOLD SHORT AREA WE STARTED #2 ENG. ON START ENG TORCHED. SECURED ENG. TWR HAD CALLED CRASH CREW. THEY INSPECTED ENG. NO DAMAGE. STARTED #2 ENG NORMALLY AND CONTINUED NORMAL OPERATION. ENGS SOMETIMES TORCH AND START FOR VARIOUS REASONS. WE WERE UNDER THE TWR AREA AND NEXT TO THE FIRE HOUSE. THE TWR SAW THE FUEL FOG THEN THE TORCH AND THEY CALLED THE CRASH CREW. SINCE THEY ALREADY RESPONDED TO THE TWR'S CALL, I THOUGHT THEY SHOULD INSPECT THE ENG FOR A REAL FIRE. THERE WAS NONE, AND SINCE THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON, I STARTED THE ENG WITH THE FIRE CREW THERE. THEY GAVE ME A THUMBS UP AND I PROCEEDED WITH THE FLY-BY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.