Service difficulty report · Tailpipe · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
December 16, 2021
Submitted
December 17, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N171DN
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
24759
Aircraft time
137,008 hours, 19,793 cycles
Part
Tailpipe
Condition
Fire
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SHIP 171 WHEN THROTTLE PUSHED UP TO TAXI ALL SCREENS WENT BLANK . ANOTHER AIRCRAFT REPORTED TAIL PIPE FIRE. NO FIRE INDICATIONS IN COCKPIT STRONG SMELL OF FUEL REPORTED BY FLIGHT ATTENDANT BY WING. CORRECTIVE ACTOIN: STARTED #2 ENG 3 TIMES USING APU AIR AND RAN PACKS. ALL STARTS NML REF B767 AMM 72-00 INSP ENG 2 AND TAIL PIPE AREA ALL CKS NML, NO EPCS OR ENG EXCD AUTO EVENTS RECORDED A/C OK FOR SVC. NO FUEL SMELL IN CABIN.