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A maintenance technician reported that when starting an engine on an MD88 the ignition was not switched on.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1546207 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201805 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Ignition System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Avionics Maintenance Powerplant |
| Experience | Maintenance Lead Technician 21 Maintenance Technician 14 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Maintenance |
Narrative:
We had to run the engines due to performing an engine 'a' check. I set up the cockpit for the run using the 'md-88 maintenance taxi checklist;' such as 'battery on; APU on; air on; hydraulics on.' we had a guard on a head set; road guard; and a technician to look for leaks. I opened the start valve. At maximum motor; I added fuel. I then realized that I had not turned on the igniters. So I told the guard on the head set that we could start the #2 engine; not recognizing that doing that would energize the igniters for both engines. This is when an engine fire started in the tail pipe of the #1 engine.when the guard on the head set told me we had a fire; I continued to motor the #1 engine and shut off the fuel lever shortly thereafter; [though] I can't remember exactly when I shut the fuel lever off. However; the fire got worse. I continued motoring the #1 engine. The ground crew used the roll around fire extinguisher to put out the fire; first in the tail; then in the inlet.one of the ground crew came up to the cockpit and pulled the fire handle. However; that prevented me from motoring the engine; so I reset the fire handle. By this time the fire was extinguished; and the fire department arrived.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Maintenance Technician reported that when starting an engine on an MD88 the ignition was not switched on.
Narrative: We had to run the engines due to performing an Engine 'A' Check. I set up the cockpit for the run using the 'MD-88 Maintenance Taxi Checklist;' such as 'Battery on; APU on; Air on; Hydraulics on.' We had a guard on a head set; road guard; and a technician to look for leaks. I opened the start valve. At maximum motor; I added fuel. I then realized that I had not turned on the igniters. So I told the guard on the head set that we could start the #2 engine; not recognizing that doing that would energize the igniters for both engines. This is when an engine fire started in the tail pipe of the #1 engine.When the guard on the head set told me we had a fire; I continued to motor the #1 engine and shut off the fuel lever shortly thereafter; [though] I can't remember exactly when I shut the fuel lever off. However; the fire got worse. I continued motoring the #1 engine. The ground crew used the Roll Around Fire Extinguisher to put out the fire; first in the tail; then in the inlet.One of the ground crew came up to the cockpit and pulled the fire handle. However; that prevented me from motoring the engine; so I reset the fire handle. By this time the fire was extinguished; and the fire department arrived.
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