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An air carrier flight crew notices that #1 engine torches during start and shuts it down using approved procedure. However, the fire relighted when the residual fuel started to drain from a fuel line. Aircraft evacuate/evacuationed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 361287 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199702 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : yyz |
| State Reference | ON |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| 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 : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 361287 |
| 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 other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On feb/wed/97, at approximately XA00 am on the ramp in yyz upon starting the #1 engine I noticed that there were flames reflecting against the jetway at the gate. I informed the captain and we discontinued the start and followed the procedures and the flames blew out because the starter was still motoring. We then started to deplane the passenger when the ramp supervisor informed the flight attendant that the fire had restarted from what turned out to be a fuel drain line. We immediately evacuate/evacuationed the aircraft after using the aircraft fire extinguishing system according to procedures. No one was hurt in the incident and the airport fire equipment responded promptly. A great job was done by all involved.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FLC NOTICES THAT #1 ENG TORCHES DURING START AND SHUTS IT DOWN USING APPROVED PROC. HOWEVER, THE FIRE RELIGHTED WHEN THE RESIDUAL FUEL STARTED TO DRAIN FROM A FUEL LINE. ACFT EVACED.
Narrative: ON FEB/WED/97, AT APPROX XA00 AM ON THE RAMP IN YYZ UPON STARTING THE #1 ENG I NOTICED THAT THERE WERE FLAMES REFLECTING AGAINST THE JETWAY AT THE GATE. I INFORMED THE CAPT AND WE DISCONTINUED THE START AND FOLLOWED THE PROCS AND THE FLAMES BLEW OUT BECAUSE THE STARTER WAS STILL MOTORING. WE THEN STARTED TO DEPLANE THE PAX WHEN THE RAMP SUPVR INFORMED THE FLT ATTENDANT THAT THE FIRE HAD RESTARTED FROM WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE A FUEL DRAIN LINE. WE IMMEDIATELY EVACED THE ACFT AFTER USING THE ACFT FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYS ACCORDING TO PROCS. NO ONE WAS HURT IN THE INCIDENT AND THE ARPT FIRE EQUIP RESPONDED PROMPTLY. A GREAT JOB WAS DONE BY ALL INVOLVED.
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.