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A jetstream 41 on single engine taxi and thrust lever advance the engine flamed out. On restart engine experienced a turbine exhaust fire.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 527948 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 41 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : 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 : 111 flight time total : 4365 flight time type : 1967 |
| ASRS Report | 527948 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Crew showed to repos aircraft to a gate. After preflight and cockpit checks, the left engine was started for a single engine taxi. Upon advancing taxi power, the left engine flamed out. Upon checking the engine gauges, the egt was rising rapidly. When I looked out, several people were approaching the aircraft yelling 'fire' and pointing to the left engine. I observed smoke coming from the left engine. I notified our operations, told the first officer to exit and ran the engine fine memory items and exited the aircraft. Maintenance then arrived and took over the aircraft at that time. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the airplane was being taxied on 1 engine and when the thrust lever was advanced the engine flamed out. The reporter said on restart fuel had accumulated in the turbine section exhaust and was ignited. The reporter stated the engine was restarted normally and the fire blown out. The reporter said the engine was checked and no damage was incurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A JETSTREAM 41 ON SINGLE ENG TAXI AND THRUST LEVER ADVANCE THE ENG FLAMED OUT. ON RESTART ENG EXPERIENCED A TURBINE EXHAUST FIRE.
Narrative: CREW SHOWED TO REPOS ACFT TO A GATE. AFTER PREFLT AND COCKPIT CHKS, THE L ENG WAS STARTED FOR A SINGLE ENG TAXI. UPON ADVANCING TAXI PWR, THE L ENG FLAMED OUT. UPON CHKING THE ENG GAUGES, THE EGT WAS RISING RAPIDLY. WHEN I LOOKED OUT, SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE APCHING THE ACFT YELLING 'FIRE' AND POINTING TO THE L ENG. I OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE L ENG. I NOTIFIED OUR OPS, TOLD THE FO TO EXIT AND RAN THE ENG FINE MEMORY ITEMS AND EXITED THE ACFT. MAINT THEN ARRIVED AND TOOK OVER THE ACFT AT THAT TIME. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING TAXIED ON 1 ENG AND WHEN THE THRUST LEVER WAS ADVANCED THE ENG FLAMED OUT. THE RPTR SAID ON RESTART FUEL HAD ACCUMULATED IN THE TURBINE SECTION EXHAUST AND WAS IGNITED. THE RPTR STATED THE ENG WAS RESTARTED NORMALLY AND THE FIRE BLOWN OUT. THE RPTR SAID THE ENG WAS CHKED AND NO DAMAGE WAS INCURRED.
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.