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Flight crew complains of emergency ground equipment being called out without their request on a reported tail pipe fire smoke.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 274765 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199406 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ags |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 24000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 274765 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 7600 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 275118 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
During shutdown of the right engine while taxiing in on ramp at ags, I partially reopened the right fuel lever. This was followed by an immediate call from the tower controller of smoke from the tail. I then made a precautionary shutdown of both engines, observed no egt exceedance, and then restarted the left engine and taxied to the gate. In the meantime, the tower controller who had observed the smoke, called the airport fire department without asking us if we needed assistance. I feel this could have been prevented if the tower had communicated with us better and ascertained that everything was ok before calling the fire department.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC COMPLAINS OF EMER GND EQUIP BEING CALLED OUT WITHOUT THEIR REQUEST ON A RPTED TAIL PIPE FIRE SMOKE.
Narrative: DURING SHUTDOWN OF THE R ENG WHILE TAXIING IN ON RAMP AT AGS, I PARTIALLY REOPENED THE R FUEL LEVER. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY AN IMMEDIATE CALL FROM THE TWR CTLR OF SMOKE FROM THE TAIL. I THEN MADE A PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN OF BOTH ENGS, OBSERVED NO EGT EXCEEDANCE, AND THEN RESTARTED THE L ENG AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. IN THE MEANTIME, THE TWR CTLR WHO HAD OBSERVED THE SMOKE, CALLED THE ARPT FIRE DEPT WITHOUT ASKING US IF WE NEEDED ASSISTANCE. I FEEL THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF THE TWR HAD COMMUNICATED WITH US BETTER AND ASCERTAINED THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK BEFORE CALLING THE FIRE DEPT.
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.