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B737 flight crew reported rejecting takeoff after the tower and other flight crews reported flames emanating from their engine during takeoff roll.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1537135 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201804 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | OAK.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 386 Flight Crew Type 4050 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 371 Flight Crew Type 12050 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
This occurred on the first flight of the day. I was operating as pilot monitoring. We were cleared for takeoff by tower; and approaching 75 knots a radio call was made by another flight crew holding short of the runway that we had a fire coming from our number 2 engine. Approaching 90 knots; a second radio call from a different flight crew holding short of the runway confirmed that they saw flames coming from our number two engine. No internal fire indications (high egt (exhaust gas temperature); fire warning bell; etc.) were present during that time. At approximately 90 knots; and after the second call; the captain directed a rejected takeoff. Rejected takeoff procedures were followed per the flight operations manual and the aircraft was brought to a stop on the runway. Emergency response was requested to inspect the aircraft for evidence of fire and potential hot brakes. Neither was evident from the emergency response crew; at which point the decision was made to return to the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Flight crew reported rejecting takeoff after the Tower and other flight crews reported flames emanating from their engine during takeoff roll.
Narrative: This occurred on the first flight of the day. I was operating as pilot monitoring. We were cleared for takeoff by Tower; and approaching 75 knots a radio call was made by another flight crew holding short of the runway that we had a fire coming from our number 2 engine. Approaching 90 knots; a second radio call from a different flight crew holding short of the runway confirmed that they saw flames coming from our number two engine. No internal fire indications (High EGT (Exhaust Gas Temperature); Fire Warning Bell; etc.) were present during that time. At approximately 90 knots; and after the second call; the Captain directed a rejected takeoff. Rejected takeoff procedures were followed per the Flight Operations Manual and the aircraft was brought to a stop on the runway. Emergency response was requested to inspect the aircraft for evidence of fire and potential hot brakes. Neither was evident from the Emergency Response Crew; at which point the decision was made to return to the gate.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.