What was found
DURING NR 2 ENGINE START, GROUND CREW REPORTED A TAILPIPE FIRE. CFR WAS CALLED OUT AND SPRAYED FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENT INTO THE TAILPIPE OF THE NR 2 ENGINE. THE ENGINE WILL BE REMOVED.
- Difficulty date
- November 23, 2004
- Submitted
- November 24, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N223NW
- Make and model
- Doug DC1030
- Aircraft serial
- 46580
- Aircraft time
- 124,667 hours, 28,017 cycles
- Engine
- Ge CF650C
- Engine time
- 37,075 hours, 16,414 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Condition
- Fire
- Location
- Nr 2
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- A
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.