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An A320 experienced a tailpipe fire on #1 engine. Starter shaft had sheared so a handheld fire extinguisher was applied and extinguished the fire.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 691059 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : inspection authority technician : airframe technician : fcc |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 22 |
| ASRS Report | 691059 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : #1 eng temp ind other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Aircraft experienced a tailpipe fire on #1 engine. The starter had a sheared shaft; so the flight crew was unable to control the flames by motoring the engine (reference jet run-up handbook). Although undesirable due to the corrosive effects of the chemical agent used in a handheld fire extinguisher; I advised a ramp service man to use one to bring the flames under control.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 EXPERIENCED A TAILPIPE FIRE ON #1 ENG. STARTER SHAFT HAD SHEARED SO A HANDHELD FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS APPLIED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE.
Narrative: ACFT EXPERIENCED A TAILPIPE FIRE ON #1 ENG. THE STARTER HAD A SHEARED SHAFT; SO THE FLT CREW WAS UNABLE TO CTL THE FLAMES BY MOTORING THE ENG (REF JET RUN-UP HANDBOOK). ALTHOUGH UNDESIRABLE DUE TO THE CORROSIVE EFFECTS OF THE CHEMICAL AGENT USED IN A HANDHELD FIRE EXTINGUISHER; I ADVISED A RAMP SVC MAN TO USE ONE TO BRING THE FLAMES UNDER CTL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.