Air carrier widebody transport aircraft engine tail pipe fire during taxi after landing.

Attributes
ACN	223146
Time
Date	199210
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bdl
State Reference	CT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8500 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	223146
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 220
ASRS Report	223140
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

While taxiing in runway 24 runup pad we were notified that flames were coming from our #1 engine. The cause was a tailpipe fire. The proper checklist was performed and our indications showed that the fire was going out (tgt 250 degree) when the crash equipment arrived. Foam was applied to the #1 engine without the knowledge of the flight crew. Communication was established with the flight crew after the engine was foamed. In the future, it would be very helpful if the emergency crew would contact the flight crew before any action was taken.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR WDB ACFT ENG TAIL PIPE FIRE DURING TAXI AFTER LNDG.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING IN RWY 24 RUNUP PAD WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT FLAMES WERE COMING FROM OUR #1 ENG. THE CAUSE WAS A TAILPIPE FIRE. THE PROPER CHKLIST WAS PERFORMED AND OUR INDICATIONS SHOWED THAT THE FIRE WAS GOING OUT (TGT 250 DEG) WHEN THE CRASH EQUIP ARRIVED. FOAM WAS APPLIED TO THE #1 ENG WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FLC. COM WAS ESTABLISHED WITH THE FLT CREW AFTER THE ENG WAS FOAMED. IN THE FUTURE, IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL IF THE EMER CREW WOULD CONTACT THE FLC BEFORE ANY ACTION WAS TAKEN.

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.