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MD88 first officer began engine start with the engine fuel shutoff, in the on position. A tailpipe fire was the result.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 596808 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ric.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi ground other : emg start |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 400 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 596805 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft experienced tailpipe fire on right engine during start. Investigation/troubleshooting revealed fuel switch in incorrect position during engine start. Problem resulted from first officer's normal patterns/flows disrupted.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD88 FO BEGAN ENG START WITH THE ENG FUEL SHUTOFF, IN THE ON POS. A TAILPIPE FIRE WAS THE RESULT.
Narrative: ACFT EXPERIENCED TAILPIPE FIRE ON R ENG DURING START. INVESTIGATION/TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED FUEL SWITCH IN INCORRECT POS DURING ENG START. PROB RESULTED FROM FO'S NORMAL PATTERNS/FLOWS DISRUPTED.
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.