# Incident 20000315015589I: Boeing 7373B7, Tampa, FL, March 15, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2000, 06:40 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Tampa International
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 27.9755° N, 82.5332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TAMPA INTL (TPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9755&lon=-82.5332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N505AU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N505AU-2010-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-3B7 (registry code 138447F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3b7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7373B7
- People aboard: 90
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000315015589I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(.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.

## Other reports on N505AU (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910121000949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910121000949I), Jan 21, 1991: Boeing 7373B7 (N505AU), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Aircraft damaged by truck which was toppled by a jet blast from another aircraft. Damage to exit door and fuselage.
- [Incident 19900122063709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900122063709I), Jan 22, 1990: Boeing 7373B7 (N505AU), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Severe vibration of tail control surface. Returned. Elevator trim tab had separated. Aircraft damaged previous day.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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