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Fatigued B767 first officer initiates shut down of left engine vice right as commanded during taxi to gate. Sensing error he releases the start switch back to the run position. Ground control then advises engine torching. Subsequent complete shut down rectifies the problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 792135 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200806 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzzz.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : las.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 792135 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
After an 11 hour flight; extra long due to taxi delays prior to departure (WX); we landed on runway 27. During taxi to the gate; I completed the after landing checklist and was asked to shut down #2 engine (right side) by the PIC. Distraction by ground movement; I pulled the #1 (left) fuel control switch in error. Feeling as if I had not shut the engine or moved the selector to the cutoff position; I let go of the switch on the left side. Shortly afterward; ground control reported smoke/flame out the aft of #1 engine. Flight deck indication was all normal with no shutdown/temperatures normal/pressures normal. #1 engine was then shut down in response to smoke/flame and checklist run. No damage or abnormal indications followed as a result. I feel the short taxi period and fatigue may have been a factor in this event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FATIGUED B767 FO INITIATES SHUT DOWN OF LEFT ENGINE VICE RIGHT AS COMMANDED DURING TAXI TO GATE. SENSING ERROR HE RELEASES THE START SWITCH BACK TO THE RUN POSITION. GND CTL THEN ADVISES ENGINE TORCHING. SUBSEQUENT COMPLETE SHUT DOWN RECTIFIES THE PROBLEM.
Narrative: AFTER AN 11 HR FLT; EXTRA LONG DUE TO TAXI DELAYS PRIOR TO DEP (WX); WE LANDED ON RWY 27. DURING TAXI TO THE GATE; I COMPLETED THE AFTER LNDG CHKLIST AND WAS ASKED TO SHUT DOWN #2 ENG (R SIDE) BY THE PIC. DISTR BY GND MOVEMENT; I PULLED THE #1 (L) FUEL CTL SWITCH IN ERROR. FEELING AS IF I HAD NOT SHUT THE ENG OR MOVED THE SELECTOR TO THE CUTOFF POS; I LET GO OF THE SWITCH ON THE L SIDE. SHORTLY AFTERWARD; GND CTL RPTED SMOKE/FLAME OUT THE AFT OF #1 ENG. FLT DECK INDICATION WAS ALL NORMAL WITH NO SHUTDOWN/TEMPS NORMAL/PRESSURES NORMAL. #1 ENG WAS THEN SHUT DOWN IN RESPONSE TO SMOKE/FLAME AND CHKLIST RUN. NO DAMAGE OR ABNORMAL INDICATIONS FOLLOWED AS A RESULT. I FEEL THE SHORT TAXI PERIOD AND FATIGUE MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR IN THIS EVENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.