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A330 flight attendants reported passengers informed crew of flames shooting out of engine exhaust on start. Cabin fumes became prevalent in passenger cabin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1611787 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201901 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A330 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Engine Exhaust System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant In Charge |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Flight Attendant (On Duty) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Passengers noticed flames shooting out of the [aircraft's left] engine followed by a lot of smoke. Passengers noticed a lot of smoke on [the aircraft's right] coming out of the engine. We reported it to the captain and maintenance came out and checked out the aircraft. We had fume issues with the same aircraft the day before.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A330 flight attendants reported passengers informed crew of flames shooting out of engine exhaust on start. Cabin fumes became prevalent in passenger cabin.
Narrative: Passengers noticed flames shooting out of the [aircraft's left] engine followed by a lot of smoke. Passengers noticed a lot of smoke on [the aircraft's right] coming out of the engine. We reported it to the Captain and Maintenance came out and checked out the aircraft. We had fume issues with the same aircraft the day before.
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.