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Reporter cites aircraft equipment operating procedure as performed by first officer responsible for engine ground fire.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 186164 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199108 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mdw |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zlc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 186164 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We had aborted an engine start when my first officer flipped on an ignition switch. It started a small burner can fire with very little flame and some smoke. The fire was put out quickly by venting the engine. The only problem with this situation is the fact that the first officer overstepped his bounds of authority and that after the fact I did not have maintenance write up the inspection (post-fire). Having never dealt with these unusual circumstances before I think it was my inexperience that made me unaware of the necessary documentation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR CITES ACFT EQUIP OPERATING PROC AS PERFORMED BY FO RESPONSIBLE FOR ENG GND FIRE.
Narrative: WE HAD ABORTED AN ENG START WHEN MY FO FLIPPED ON AN IGNITION SWITCH. IT STARTED A SMALL BURNER CAN FIRE WITH VERY LITTLE FLAME AND SOME SMOKE. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT QUICKLY BY VENTING THE ENG. THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THIS SITUATION IS THE FACT THAT THE FO OVERSTEPPED HIS BOUNDS OF AUTHORITY AND THAT AFTER THE FACT I DID NOT HAVE MAINT WRITE UP THE INSPECTION (POST-FIRE). HAVING NEVER DEALT WITH THESE UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES BEFORE I THINK IT WAS MY INEXPERIENCE THAT MADE ME UNAWARE OF THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION.
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.