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Engine torches on attempted restart after engine flames out during temperature torque limiter test. Aircraft evacuate/evacuationed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 322063 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199511 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 32 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 322063 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On nov/xa/95 at XA45 pm we (captain and I) did a temperature/torque limiter test. At that time, the right engine flamed out approximately 45 seconds. We went to attempt another start and noticed flames coming out the exhaust pipe on the right engine. The captain fired the fire bottles and I evacuate/evacuationed 14 passenger out the rear (main door) of the aircraft. No injuries occurred and fire burned out. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter said the problem occurred at the lax airport. He stated this is a normal test in that the engine is run up to about 50 percent and a button is pushed which should cause the RPM to roll back about 40 percent. In this case the engine flunked the test. The RPM rolled back more than 40 percent. The fuel control gave the engine a shot of fuel as the engine flamed out. On the attempted restart flames came out of the exhaust. He said there was nothing that he would do differently. The passenger evacuate/evacuation was accomplished without a hitch and in good spirits. 1 passenger suggested they roast marshmallows as the fire burned out. Another passenger said what ever you do, don't let my golf clubs burn up!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ENG TORCHES ON ATTEMPTED RESTART AFTER ENG FLAMES OUT DURING TEMP TORQUE LIMITER TEST. ACFT EVACED.
Narrative: ON NOV/XA/95 AT XA45 PM WE (CAPT AND I) DID A TEMP/TORQUE LIMITER TEST. AT THAT TIME, THE R ENG FLAMED OUT APPROX 45 SECONDS. WE WENT TO ATTEMPT ANOTHER START AND NOTICED FLAMES COMING OUT THE EXHAUST PIPE ON THE R ENG. THE CAPT FIRED THE FIRE BOTTLES AND I EVACED 14 PAX OUT THE REAR (MAIN DOOR) OF THE ACFT. NO INJURIES OCCURRED AND FIRE BURNED OUT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR SAID THE PROB OCCURRED AT THE LAX ARPT. HE STATED THIS IS A NORMAL TEST IN THAT THE ENG IS RUN UP TO ABOUT 50 PERCENT AND A BUTTON IS PUSHED WHICH SHOULD CAUSE THE RPM TO ROLL BACK ABOUT 40 PERCENT. IN THIS CASE THE ENG FLUNKED THE TEST. THE RPM ROLLED BACK MORE THAN 40 PERCENT. THE FUEL CTL GAVE THE ENG A SHOT OF FUEL AS THE ENG FLAMED OUT. ON THE ATTEMPTED RESTART FLAMES CAME OUT OF THE EXHAUST. HE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT HE WOULD DO DIFFERENTLY. THE PAX EVAC WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT A HITCH AND IN GOOD SPIRITS. 1 PAX SUGGESTED THEY ROAST MARSHMALLOWS AS THE FIRE BURNED OUT. ANOTHER PAX SAID WHAT EVER YOU DO, DON'T LET MY GOLF CLUBS BURN UP!
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.