A B757-200 flight crew calls the tower for assistance when the left engine air starter fails prior to full engine start, allowing a tailpipe fire to develop at bos, ma.

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Attributes
ACN	456830
Time
Date	199912
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : pushback
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	456830
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : miscellaneous engine indications other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist flight crew : declared emergency
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Left engine starter seized, resulting in small tailpipe fire. Emergency trucks responded, no problems. Aircraft towed to gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 FLC CALLS THE TWR FOR ASSISTANCE WHEN THE L ENG AIR STARTER FAILS PRIOR TO FULL ENG START, ALLOWING A TAILPIPE FIRE TO DEVELOP AT BOS, MA.

Narrative: L ENG STARTER SEIZED, RESULTING IN SMALL TAILPIPE FIRE. EMER TRUCKS RESPONDED, NO PROBS. ACFT TOWED TO GATE.

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.