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A BAE4100 aircraft lands at bos. When going into reverse thrust, the right engine has a flameout and starts to smoke. The smoke continues and flames develop so the command is given to evacuate/evacuation the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 370519 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199705 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 41 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 165 flight time total : 7850 flight time type : 980 |
| ASRS Report | 370519 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Approach and landing normal. After touchdown, upon reducing power levers from ground idle to reverse, right engine flamed out, tower advised that smoke appeared to be coming from right engine. First officer confirmed smoke and said that it was not excessive. Upon shutting r-hand condition lever, first officer reported fire on r-hand engine and flight attendant rang cockpit to tell of fire on right side. #2 fire bottle was discharged. After completing engine fire on ground checklist, alerted flight attendant to plan orderly deplaning due to no further evidence of smoke or fire. Completed emergency evacuate/evacuation checklist and secured aircraft. Aircraft was turned over to maintenance for further investigation. There have been numerous incidents involving flameout of tpe 331-14GR/hour engine without sufficient explanation. Inspection revealed that the fire was contained within the engine/tailpipe area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BAE4100 ACFT LANDS AT BOS. WHEN GOING INTO REVERSE THRUST, THE R ENG HAS A FLAMEOUT AND STARTS TO SMOKE. THE SMOKE CONTINUES AND FLAMES DEVELOP SO THE COMMAND IS GIVEN TO EVAC THE ACFT.
Narrative: APCH AND LNDG NORMAL. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, UPON REDUCING PWR LEVERS FROM GND IDLE TO REVERSE, R ENG FLAMED OUT, TWR ADVISED THAT SMOKE APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM R ENG. FO CONFIRMED SMOKE AND SAID THAT IT WAS NOT EXCESSIVE. UPON SHUTTING R-HAND CONDITION LEVER, FO RPTED FIRE ON R-HAND ENG AND FLT ATTENDANT RANG COCKPIT TO TELL OF FIRE ON R SIDE. #2 FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED. AFTER COMPLETING ENG FIRE ON GND CHKLIST, ALERTED FLT ATTENDANT TO PLAN ORDERLY DEPLANING DUE TO NO FURTHER EVIDENCE OF SMOKE OR FIRE. COMPLETED EMER EVAC CHKLIST AND SECURED ACFT. ACFT WAS TURNED OVER TO MAINT FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS INCIDENTS INVOLVING FLAMEOUT OF TPE 331-14GR/HR ENG WITHOUT SUFFICIENT EXPLANATION. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED WITHIN THE ENG/TAILPIPE AREA.
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.