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Tailpipe fire.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 280282 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199408 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time total : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 280282 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5500 |
| ASRS Report | 280114 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flow and checklist completed but push and engine start interrupted due to lack of wingwalkers and traffic on ramp. It appears that ignition was turned off so that subsequent engine start was unsuccessful. #2 engine start discontinued and #1 engine started. Ground personnel then notified us to cut off engine #2. We verified #2 was off. Ground personnel indicated that they had seen a brief flame from #2 but nothing more. We returned to the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TAILPIPE FIRE.
Narrative: FLOW AND CHKLIST COMPLETED BUT PUSH AND ENG START INTERRUPTED DUE TO LACK OF WINGWALKERS AND TFC ON RAMP. IT APPEARS THAT IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF SO THAT SUBSEQUENT ENG START WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. #2 ENG START DISCONTINUED AND #1 ENG STARTED. GND PERSONNEL THEN NOTIFIED US TO CUT OFF ENG #2. WE VERIFIED #2 WAS OFF. GND PERSONNEL INDICATED THAT THEY HAD SEEN A BRIEF FLAME FROM #2 BUT NOTHING MORE. WE RETURNED TO THE GATE.
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.