Service difficulty report · Fire · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
April 6, 2002
Submitted
April 23, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N624DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
22914
Aircraft time
51,585 hours, 26,383 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
40,536 hours, 20,606 cycles
Part
Fire
Condition
Detected
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
40,536 hours, 20,606 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P, B, A
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING ENGINE START ON RT ENG, FLT ATT REPORTED A FIRE ON THE RIGHT ENG. REPORTED SMOKE AND FLAMES OUT THE RIGHT TAIL PIPE. SMOKE IN CABIN. ENG FUEL WAS CUT OFF, MOTORED FOR 30 SECS AND STARTER WAS TURNED OFF. NO COCKPIT INDICATION OF ENG FIRE. OPEN ENG VERIFIED SVA AND 2.5 BLEED FULL OPEN. REPLACED NR 1 AND NR 2 IGNITORS AS PRECAUTION. INSPECTED INLET AND EXHAUST, NO TROUBLE FOUND. RAN ENG WITH PACKS, NO TROUBLE FOUND.