Narrative:

Second day of 3-DAY rotation with new hire first officer (tends to get flustered and get ahead of himself). On second engine start while taxiing out, first officer typically performs the entire start while captain taxies. First officer turned fuel on at 22% N2, but had inadvertently left ignition off after first engine start. Released starter switch, but left fuel lever on. After spool down and upon second engine start attempt, got premature light-off and subsequent hot start of 530 degrees C with accompanying tailpipe fire after shutdown. We pulled over in the run-up area, summoned the fire truck, and motored the engine to try and put the small fire out. As the fire truck arrived, tower confirmed with the fire truck that it appeared extinguished. We had the fire truck follow us back to the gate in case of any relight. Our dispatcher and maintenance coordinator instructed contract maintenance to visually inspect the engine. No damage observed. We called the company representatives again, and with their concurrence, we motored the engine to clear any remaining pooled fuel and get the residual egt down to 35 degrees C, with the fire trucks and contract maintenance observing. After logbook sign off, we started the right engine first at the gate with the cabin door open and the fire trucks standing by, so if we had any trouble, we could evacuate/evacuation the passenger quickly. After a normal engine start of 360 degrees C, we pushed back, started the other engine, and proceeded uneventfully to destination bangor, me.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD88 ON TAXI OUT DECLARED AN EMER DUE TO A #2 ENG TAILPIPE FIRE CAUSED BY INCORRECT STARTING PROCS.

Narrative: SECOND DAY OF 3-DAY ROTATION WITH NEW HIRE FO (TENDS TO GET FLUSTERED AND GET AHEAD OF HIMSELF). ON SECOND ENG START WHILE TAXIING OUT, FO TYPICALLY PERFORMS THE ENTIRE START WHILE CAPT TAXIES. FO TURNED FUEL ON AT 22% N2, BUT HAD INADVERTENTLY LEFT IGNITION OFF AFTER FIRST ENG START. RELEASED STARTER SWITCH, BUT LEFT FUEL LEVER ON. AFTER SPOOL DOWN AND UPON SECOND ENG START ATTEMPT, GOT PREMATURE LIGHT-OFF AND SUBSEQUENT HOT START OF 530 DEGS C WITH ACCOMPANYING TAILPIPE FIRE AFTER SHUTDOWN. WE PULLED OVER IN THE RUN-UP AREA, SUMMONED THE FIRE TRUCK, AND MOTORED THE ENG TO TRY AND PUT THE SMALL FIRE OUT. AS THE FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED, TWR CONFIRMED WITH THE FIRE TRUCK THAT IT APPEARED EXTINGUISHED. WE HAD THE FIRE TRUCK FOLLOW US BACK TO THE GATE IN CASE OF ANY RELIGHT. OUR DISPATCHER AND MAINT COORDINATOR INSTRUCTED CONTRACT MAINT TO VISUALLY INSPECT THE ENG. NO DAMAGE OBSERVED. WE CALLED THE COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES AGAIN, AND WITH THEIR CONCURRENCE, WE MOTORED THE ENG TO CLR ANY REMAINING POOLED FUEL AND GET THE RESIDUAL EGT DOWN TO 35 DEGS C, WITH THE FIRE TRUCKS AND CONTRACT MAINT OBSERVING. AFTER LOGBOOK SIGN OFF, WE STARTED THE R ENG FIRST AT THE GATE WITH THE CABIN DOOR OPEN AND THE FIRE TRUCKS STANDING BY, SO IF WE HAD ANY TROUBLE, WE COULD EVAC THE PAX QUICKLY. AFTER A NORMAL ENG START OF 360 DEGS C, WE PUSHED BACK, STARTED THE OTHER ENG, AND PROCEEDED UNEVENTFULLY TO DEST BANGOR, ME.

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.