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A fokker 100 at gate when #1 engine was shut down a tailpipe fire was incurred due to failure to completely move the fuel shutoff lever to off.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 496204 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200012 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Snow |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower tower : sea.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 496204 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
After engine shutdown in ZZZ, a mechanic noticed smoke coming from #1 engine. We noticed the fuel lever slightly up on the #1 engine and began motoring procedures for a suspected tailpipe fire. Shortly after commencing motoring procedure, a flight attendant called out 'fire' on the left (#1) engine. We pulled the #1 engine fire handle and discharged the fire bottle. Ground crew simultaneously used extinguishing bottles on our #1 engine. Fire was put out and all passenger completed deboarding safely.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FOKKER 100 AT GATE WHEN #1 ENG WAS SHUT DOWN A TAILPIPE FIRE WAS INCURRED DUE TO FAILURE TO COMPLETELY MOVE THE FUEL SHUTOFF LEVER TO OFF.
Narrative: AFTER ENG SHUTDOWN IN ZZZ, A MECH NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM #1 ENG. WE NOTICED THE FUEL LEVER SLIGHTLY UP ON THE #1 ENG AND BEGAN MOTORING PROCS FOR A SUSPECTED TAILPIPE FIRE. SHORTLY AFTER COMMENCING MOTORING PROC, A FLT ATTENDANT CALLED OUT 'FIRE' ON THE L (#1) ENG. WE PULLED THE #1 ENG FIRE HANDLE AND DISCHARGED THE FIRE BOTTLE. GND CREW SIMULTANEOUSLY USED EXTINGUISHING BOTTLES ON OUR #1 ENG. FIRE WAS PUT OUT AND ALL PAX COMPLETED DEBOARDING SAFELY.
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.