What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: interviewed the captain, first officer, flight attendants, and ground crew. The pilots started the number one engine followed by number two. Bleed pressure was 25-30 PSI. All indications were normal with normal starter cutout. Approximately one minute after the #2 engine was started, they had an indication of a #2 engine failure (mfds eng. Fail and a light in the fuel handle). No cockpit fire indications were present. The ground crewman observed fire in the #2 engine and signaled the crewman who was on headset who then relayed it over interphone to the captain. The captain ordered evacuation through the entrance door and jetway. All 35 passengers were evacuated down the jetway with no problems. Fire trucks were called and responded.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: INTERVIEWED THE CAPTAIN, FIRST OFFICER, FLIGHT ATTENDANTS, AND GROUND CREW. THE PILOTS STARTED THE NUMBER ONE ENGINE FOLLOWED BY NUMBER TWO. BLEED PRESSURE WAS 25-30 PSI. ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL WITH NORMAL STARTER CUTOUT. APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE AFTER THE #2 ENGINE WAS STARTED, THEY HAD AN INDICATION OF A #2 ENGINE FAILURE (MFDS ENG. FAIL AND A LIGHT IN THE FUEL HANDLE). NO COCKPIT FIRE INDICATIONS WERE PRESENT. THE GROUND CREWMAN OBSERVED FIRE IN THE #2 ENGINE AND SIGNALED THE CREWMAN WHO WAS ON HEADSET WHO THEN RELAYED IT OVER INTERPHONE TO THE CAPTAIN. THE CAPTAIN ORDERED EVACUATION THROUGH THE ENTRANCE DOOR AND JETWAY. ALL 35 PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED DOWN THE JETWAY WITH NO PROBLEMS. FIRE TRUCKS WERE CALLED AND RESPONDED.
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