Service difficulty report · Tailpipe · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
June 23, 2003
Submitted
July 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N633DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
23614
Aircraft time
52,381 hours, 25,943 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
40,667 hours, 19,823 cycles
Part
Tailpipe
Condition
Fire
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
40,667 hours, 19,823 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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 NR 2 ENGINE START DURING/AFTER PUSHBACK FROM GATE, TAILPIPE FIRE OCCURRED. FIRE SELF-EXTINGUSHED ON ENGINE START. NO COCKPIT WARNINGS WERE NOTED BY THE FLIGHT CREW. HOWEVER PASSENGERS PANICKED AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT THRU EMERGENCY EXITS. ALL SLIDES PERFORMED AS DESIGNED. REPLACED EEC PER AMM DUE TO FAULT CODE.