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A DC9-30 after pushback from the gate evacuate/evacuationed the aircraft due to #1 engine fire during start attempt.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 374690 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 30 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12100 flight time type : 2100 |
| ASRS Report | 374690 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 350 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 374442 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified other other : unspecified atc |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After pushback at bos, starting #1 engine, fuel was introduced but no light off was observed. I announced that we have no ignition and aborted start, engine was cleared. We initiated start of #2 engine and was notified by ground personnel and ATC ground control that we had fire at the rear of aircraft. We evacuate/evacuationed aircraft using only the overwing and forward cabin emergency exits.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9-30 AFTER PUSHBACK FROM THE GATE EVACED THE ACFT DUE TO #1 ENG FIRE DURING START ATTEMPT.
Narrative: AFTER PUSHBACK AT BOS, STARTING #1 ENG, FUEL WAS INTRODUCED BUT NO LIGHT OFF WAS OBSERVED. I ANNOUNCED THAT WE HAVE NO IGNITION AND ABORTED START, ENG WAS CLRED. WE INITIATED START OF #2 ENG AND WAS NOTIFIED BY GND PERSONNEL AND ATC GND CTL THAT WE HAD FIRE AT THE REAR OF ACFT. WE EVACED ACFT USING ONLY THE OVERWING AND FORWARD CABIN EMER EXITS.
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.