What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During a "delayed start" of their right engine prior to taking runway 17R for departure to cvg, the flight crew inadvertently neglected turning the ignition switch on, forcing them to abort the start. On the second attempt, an overtemp occurred and a tailpipe fire ensued. Both the tower and American eagle 541 observed and broadcast this condition to the flight crew, who cut fuel off from the engine with the start lever and fire handle. Upon allegedly hearing that the fire was "still burning" and that "emergency equipment was enroute to the scene," captain reinheardt commanded an evacuation from the 2 left doors in the fuselage. Overwing exits were not used due to the light load and higher injury risk. All passengers were off in approximately 20 seconds. Although both slides functioned normally, a female "non-rev" passenger twisted her right ankle. Subsequent x-rays revealed a hairline fracture to her tibula. All passengers and crew were taken to the terminal via bus, without incident. The FAA and NTSB were notified and 3 FAA inspectors responded on scene.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING A "DELAYED START" OF THEIR RIGHT ENGINE PRIOR TO TAKING RUNWAY 17R FOR DEPARTURE TO CVG, THE FLIGHT CREW INADVERTENTLY NEGLECTED TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH ON, FORCING THEM TO ABORT THE START. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT, AN OVERTEMP OCCURRED AND A TAILPIPE FIRE ENSUED. BOTH THE TOWER AND AMERICAN EAGLE 541 OBSERVED AND BROADCAST THIS CONDITION TO THE FLIGHT CREW, WHO CUT FUEL OFF FROM THE ENGINE WITH THE START LEVER AND FIRE HANDLE. UPON ALLEGEDLY HEARING THAT THE FIRE WAS "STILL BURNING" AND THAT "EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS ENROUTE TO THE SCENE," CAPTAIN REINHEARDT COMMANDED AN EVACUATION FROM THE 2 LEFT DOORS IN THE FUSELAGE. OVERWING EXITS WERE NOT USED DUE TO THE LIGHT LOAD AND HIGHER INJURY RISK. ALL PASSENGERS WERE OFF IN APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS. ALTHOUGH BOTH SLIDES FUNCTIONED NORMALLY, A FEMALE "NON-REV" PASSENGER TWISTED HER RIGHT ANKLE. SUBSEQUENT X-RAYS REVEALED A HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO HER TIBULA. ALL PASSENGERS AND CREW WERE TAKEN TO THE TERMINAL VIA BUS, WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE FAA AND NTSB WERE NOTIFIED AND 3 FAA INSPECTORS RESPONDED ON SCENE.
NTSB investigation
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