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Tail pipe fire occurs when PIC unable to start #1 engine after pushback. Engine start air may have not been used to best use since fire existed after decision made to tow back into gate. Late notice of fire by ground crew.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 365587 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rsw |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ewr |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 365587 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
During engine start on left engine, had no light-off within prescribed 20 seconds. Secured engine with fuel control lever and followed aborted start procedures. Decided to tug back in for maintenance. Tug driver reported smoke coming from left engine. I called immediately for emergency equipment. About 10 seconds later tug driver reported more smoke and that he thinks it might be a fire. I performed the engine fire checklist. At the same time the emergency equipment arrived, confirmed the fire and immediately extinguished the fire. I coordinated to have portable stairs placed at 1R galley door. I then initiated an orderly passenger deplaning.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TAIL PIPE FIRE OCCURS WHEN PIC UNABLE TO START #1 ENG AFTER PUSHBACK. ENG START AIR MAY HAVE NOT BEEN USED TO BEST USE SINCE FIRE EXISTED AFTER DECISION MADE TO TOW BACK INTO GATE. LATE NOTICE OF FIRE BY GND CREW.
Narrative: DURING ENG START ON L ENG, HAD NO LIGHT-OFF WITHIN PRESCRIBED 20 SECONDS. SECURED ENG WITH FUEL CTL LEVER AND FOLLOWED ABORTED START PROCS. DECIDED TO TUG BACK IN FOR MAINT. TUG DRIVER RPTED SMOKE COMING FROM L ENG. I CALLED IMMEDIATELY FOR EMER EQUIP. ABOUT 10 SECONDS LATER TUG DRIVER RPTED MORE SMOKE AND THAT HE THINKS IT MIGHT BE A FIRE. I PERFORMED THE ENG FIRE CHKLIST. AT THE SAME TIME THE EMER EQUIP ARRIVED, CONFIRMED THE FIRE AND IMMEDIATELY EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. I COORDINATED TO HAVE PORTABLE STAIRS PLACED AT 1R GALLEY DOOR. I THEN INITIATED AN ORDERLY PAX DEPLANING.
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.