What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.23) On March 15, 2000, at 0630 EST, a Boeing 737-300, operated by us air, flight 220, had the right, number two engine torch on engine start and a flight attendant initiated an emergency evacuation. Four passengers sustain minor injuries evacuating down the two aft slides with the engines operating. The aircraft attempted three right engine starts with no success. The lfight crew found the right engine ignition circuit breakers out. The flight crew reset the circuit breakers. On the forth engine start the engine lit off and the excess fuel in the exhaust caused the fuel to burned and torch out of the engine tailpipe. The flight crew reset the circuit breakers. On the forth engine start the engine lit off and the excess fuel in the exhaust caused the fuel to burn and torch out of the engine tailpipe. The flight attendant seen this as a engine fire and initiated an aircraft evacuation.
As the FAA filed it
(.23) ON MARCH 15, 2000, AT 0630 EST, A BOEING 737-300, OPERATED BY US AIR, FLIGHT 220, HAD THE RIGHT, NUMBER TWO ENGINE TORCH ON ENGINE START AND A FLIGHT ATTENDANT INITIATED AN EMERGENCY EVACUATION. FOUR PASSENGERS SUSTAIN MINOR INJURIES EVACUATING DOWN THE TWO AFT SLIDES WITH THE ENGINES OPERATING. THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED THREE RIGHT ENGINE STARTS WITH NO SUCCESS. THE LFIGHT CREW FOUND THE RIGHT ENGINE IGNITION CIRCUIT BREAKERS OUT. THE FLIGHT CREW RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS. ON THE FORTH ENGINE START THE ENGINE LIT OFF AND THE EXCESS FUEL IN THE EXHAUST CAUSED THE FUEL TO BURNED AND TORCH OUT OF THE ENGINE TAILPIPE. THE FLIGHT CREW RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS. ON THE FORTH ENGINE START THE ENGINE LIT OFF AND THE EXCESS FUEL IN THE EXHAUST CAUSED THE FUEL TO BURN AND TORCH OUT OF THE ENGINE TAILPIPE. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEEN THIS AS A ENGINE FIRE AND INITIATED AN AIRCRAFT EVACUATION.
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