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An large transport air carrier aircraft had one of its engines 'blown out' by another air carrier medium large transport's engine exhaust.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 212755 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199206 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 212755 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
During pushback from gate X at atl, a normal start of the left engine of ship Y (large transport), flight Z from atl/bwi was accomplished. While waiting for taxi clearance, a heavy buffeting was experienced as an medium large transport that had also been pushed back (tail to tail) from gate B, initiated its taxi, the trust from its engine caused our engine to flame out. The engine was shutdown in compliance with the 'engine failure' checklist. When a mechanic checked on the interphone, he reported a fire in the engine and requested the engine be turned. The starter was rotated and the fire was extinguished. The aircraft was pulled back to the gate. No overheat or fire indication was ever received in the cockpit.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN LGT ACR ACFT HAD ONE OF ITS ENGS 'BLOWN OUT' BY ANOTHER ACR MLG'S ENG EXHAUST.
Narrative: DURING PUSHBACK FROM GATE X AT ATL, A NORMAL START OF THE L ENG OF SHIP Y (LGT), FLT Z FROM ATL/BWI WAS ACCOMPLISHED. WHILE WAITING FOR TAXI CLRNC, A HVY BUFFETING WAS EXPERIENCED AS AN MLG THAT HAD ALSO BEEN PUSHED BACK (TAIL TO TAIL) FROM GATE B, INITIATED ITS TAXI, THE TRUST FROM ITS ENG CAUSED OUR ENG TO FLAME OUT. THE ENG WAS SHUTDOWN IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE 'ENG FAILURE' CHKLIST. WHEN A MECH CHKED ON THE INTERPHONE, HE RPTED A FIRE IN THE ENG AND REQUESTED THE ENG BE TURNED. THE STARTER WAS ROTATED AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE ACFT WAS PULLED BACK TO THE GATE. NO OVERHEAT OR FIRE INDICATION WAS EVER RECEIVED IN THE COCKPIT.
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.