Air carrier medium large transport had a tail pipe fire during engine start. Aircraft evacuated and ...

Attributes
ACN	166551
Time
Date	199012
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cae
State Reference	SC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	166551
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

When attempting to start right engine, egt went above limits and start aborted. While fuel levers were being shut off, tower called and told us there was a fire in our right engine. After motering engine by procedure, we asked tower as to the status of the fire. Their reply was, 'the fire is increasing in intensity' we then aborted start, ordered evacuation, conducted our evacuation procedures in the cockpit and the first officer evacuated and assembled the passenger while I, the captain, checked the air conditioner and looked out the 1R window to assess the situation. Fire truck had arrived and were squirting the engine. There was never a fire indication in the cockpit. Evacuation went professionally and smoothly. Lessons learned/problems: rear galley door was not opened because the F/a responsible for that door was stuck in the mid cabin conducting the emergency equipment demonstration. Many passenger were attempting to gather their belongings, slowing the evacuation process.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG HAD A TAIL PIPE FIRE DURING ENGINE START. ACFT EVACUATED AND EMERGENCY GND EQUIPMENT CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE.

Narrative: WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START R ENG, EGT WENT ABOVE LIMITS AND START ABORTED. WHILE FUEL LEVERS WERE BEING SHUT OFF, TWR CALLED AND TOLD US THERE WAS A FIRE IN OUR R ENG. AFTER MOTERING ENG BY PROC, WE ASKED TWR AS TO THE STATUS OF THE FIRE. THEIR REPLY WAS, 'THE FIRE IS INCREASING IN INTENSITY' WE THEN ABORTED START, ORDERED EVACUATION, CONDUCTED OUR EVACUATION PROCS IN THE COCKPIT AND THE F/O EVACUATED AND ASSEMBLED THE PAX WHILE I, THE CAPT, CHKED THE AIR CONDITIONER AND LOOKED OUT THE 1R WINDOW TO ASSESS THE SITUATION. FIRE TRUCK HAD ARRIVED AND WERE SQUIRTING THE ENG. THERE WAS NEVER A FIRE INDICATION IN THE COCKPIT. EVACUATION WENT PROFESSIONALLY AND SMOOTHLY. LESSONS LEARNED/PROBS: REAR GALLEY DOOR WAS NOT OPENED BECAUSE THE F/A RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT DOOR WAS STUCK IN THE MID CABIN CONDUCTING THE EMER EQUIP DEMO. MANY PAX WERE ATTEMPTING TO GATHER THEIR BELONGINGS, SLOWING THE EVACUATION PROCESS.

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.

Air carrier medium large transport had a tail pipe fire during engine start. Aircraft evacuated and emergency ground equipment called to extinguish the fire.