What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N633DL was disconnected from pushback for flt. 1036 tpa-atl, after #1 engine started. The cabin was secured for departure. During start of #2 engine, departing ground crew observed smoke, flame, smoke and flame from back of engine & gave cockpit crew visual hand signal of engine fire. During this time, passengers in the right rear tourist cabin observed smoke and flames and started yelling "fire", which initiated a panic rush to the exits. A passenger was observed to go to the L-2 door, push and curse at the flight attendant and opened the L-2 door, even after being told by this attendant not to open the door. The PIC & f/o did not observe any cockpit indication of a problem with the #2 engine - the PIC said he knew something was wrong when he observed a ground handler with their hands over their face. He then shutdown the #2 engine. The PIC was called by the R-1 flight attendant that there was a fire. The cockpit crew noted passengers on the ramp & emergency/entry door lights were on. The PIC then shutdown the #1 engine. The f/o called ground control & requested emergency equipment - fire trucks & ambulances. The PIC made pa announcement to stay on board. 155 pax. Evacuated.(-23 1st amendment) note: the following updates made to this block: 1) this incident was declared an accident due to serious injuries involved - 1 male with broken wrist. Another pax. With serious injury - unknown. 2) the CVR readout indicated that the PIC & f/o noted passengers on the ramp after #2 engine started - told by the R-1 flight attendant on the interphone that there was a possible fire in the cabin & that the lead flight attendant had a pbe and fire extinguisher and was proceeding aft in the cabin. 3) later information increased the passenger minor injury count from 6 to 30. Also added 2 infants to adjust the total souls on board to 176. (-23 2nd amendment) note: the following updates made to this block as a result of obtaining injury listing from dala: 1) two serious injuries involved - 1 passenger with broken left forearm and another passenger with a broken left arm. 2) minor injury count reduced to 28 from 30 and reflected in block 20 of this form.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N633DL WAS DISCONNECTED FROM PUSHBACK FOR FLT. 1036 TPA-ATL, AFTER #1 ENGINE STARTED. THE CABIN WAS SECURED FOR DEPARTURE. DURING START OF #2 ENGINE, DEPARTING GROUND CREW OBSERVED SMOKE, FLAME, SMOKE AND FLAME FROM BACK OF ENGINE & GAVE COCKPIT CREW VISUAL HAND SIGNAL OF ENGINE FIRE. DURING THIS TIME, PASSENGERS IN THE RIGHT REAR TOURIST CABIN OBSERVED SMOKE AND FLAMES AND STARTED YELLING "FIRE", WHICH INITIATED A PANIC RUSH TO THE EXITS. A PASSENGER WAS OBSERVED TO GO TO THE L-2 DOOR, PUSH AND CURSE AT THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT AND OPENED THE L-2 DOOR, EVEN AFTER BEING TOLD BY THIS ATTENDANT NOT TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE PIC & F/O DID NOT OBSERVE ANY COCKPIT INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WITH THE #2 ENGINE - THE PIC SAID HE KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG WHEN HE OBSERVED A GROUND HANDLER WITH THEIR HANDS OVER THEIR FACE. HE THEN SHUTDOWN THE #2 ENGINE. THE PIC WAS CALLED BY THE R-1 FLIGHT ATTENDANT THAT THERE WAS A FIRE. THE COCKPIT CREW NOTED PASSENGERS ON THE RAMP & EMERGENCY/ENTRY DOOR LIGHTS WERE ON. THE PIC THEN SHUTDOWN THE #1 ENGINE. THE F/O CALLED GROUND CONTROL & REQUESTED EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT - FIRE TRUCKS & AMBULANCES. THE PIC MADE PA ANNOUNCEMENT TO STAY ON BOARD. 155 PAX. EVACUATED.(-23 1ST AMENDMENT) NOTE: THE FOLLOWING UPDATES MADE TO THIS BLOCK: 1) THIS INCIDENT WAS DECLARED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO SERIOUS INJURIES INVOLVED - 1 MALE WITH BROKEN WRIST. ANOTHER PAX. WITH SERIOUS INJURY - UNKNOWN. 2) THE CVR READOUT INDICATED THAT THE PIC & F/O NOTED PASSENGERS ON THE RAMP AFTER #2 ENGINE STARTED - TOLD BY THE R-1 FLIGHT ATTENDANT ON THE INTERPHONE THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE FIRE IN THE CABIN & THAT THE LEAD FLIGHT ATTENDANT HAD A PBE AND FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND WAS PROCEEDING AFT IN THE CABIN. 3) LATER INFORMATION INCREASED THE PASSENGER MINOR INJURY COUNT FROM 6 TO 30. ALSO ADDED 2 INFANTS TO ADJUST THE TOTAL SOULS ON BOARD TO 176. (-23 2ND AMENDMENT) NOTE: THE FOLLOWING UPDATES MADE TO THIS BLOCK AS A RESULT OF OBTAINING INJURY LISTING FROM DALA: 1) TWO SERIOUS INJURIES INVOLVED - 1 PASSENGER WITH BROKEN LEFT FOREARM AND ANOTHER PASSENGER WITH A BROKEN LEFT ARM. 2) MINOR INJURY COUNT REDUCED TO 28 FROM 30 AND REFLECTED IN BLOCK 20 OF THIS FORM.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.