What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 17, 2023, privacy data omitted from Rio De Janeiro/galeÃo–antonio carlos Jobim international airport (sbgl) to george bush intercontinental airport (kiah) experienced a left engine tail pipe fire during startup. The event occured on ground after pushback from gate. The crew cut fuel to the LH engine and dry motored the engine until the fire was extinguished.
The resultant fire damaged the left wing flaperon, surrounding flap fairings and wing composite panels.
The aircraft had a complement of 3 crew members in the flight deck and 7 crew members in the cabin. There were 192 passengers on board including 1 lap child with no report of injuries. No evacuation was called out and the passengers deplaned normally.
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 17, 2023, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM RIO DE JANEIRO/GALEÃO–ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SBGL) TO GEORGE BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT (KIAH) EXPERIENCED A LEFT ENGINE TAIL PIPE FIRE DURING STARTUP. THE EVENT OCCURED ON GROUND AFTER PUSHBACK FROM GATE. THE CREW CUT FUEL TO THE LH ENGINE AND DRY MOTORED THE ENGINE UNTIL THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED.
THE RESULTANT FIRE DAMAGED THE LEFT WING FLAPERON, SURROUNDING FLAP FAIRINGS AND WING COMPOSITE PANELS.
THE AIRCRAFT HAD A COMPLEMENT OF 3 CREW MEMBERS IN THE FLIGHT DECK AND 7 CREW MEMBERS IN THE CABIN. THERE WERE 192 PASSENGERS ON BOARD INCLUDING 1 LAP CHILD WITH NO REPORT OF INJURIES. NO EVACUATION WAS CALLED OUT AND THE PASSENGERS DEPLANED NORMALLY.
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