Engine Fire On Start

[ppragman]

We had an engine fire on startup yesterday, no damage was done, and we got it put out pretty quickly. The airplane flew an hour later with no problems, but it definitely got my attention. Hopefully that's a once in a career sort of thing. Hopefully that won't happen again.

pat

 

[Berkut]

Hopefully that's a once in a career sort of thing. Hopefully that won't happen again.

Not terribly uncommon in my experience. What engine?

 

[ppragman]

Not terribly uncommon in my experience. What engine?

Pt6a-65b

 

[ackeight]

We had an engine fire on startup yesterday, no damage was done, and we got it put out pretty quickly. The airplane flew an hour later with no problems, but it definitely got my attention. Hopefully that's a once in a career sort of thing. Hopefully that won't happen again.

pat

Just wait till you have an engine fire inflightanic:

 

[ljg]

Just wait till you have an engine fire inflightanic:

"An optimist is a guy who has never had much experience." -Don Marquis

Knock on wood that none of us will ever have to deal with an engine fire in flight, ever. If anybody here has, I would love to hear all the juicy details...

 

[FlyOrDie]

We had an engine fire on startup yesterday, no damage was done, and we got it put out pretty quickly. The airplane flew an hour later with no problems, but it definitely got my attention. Hopefully that's a once in a career sort of thing. Hopefully that won't happen again.

pat

Hung start or hot start situation? I seriously need to watch your guy's ramp closer.

 

[ppragman]

Hung start or hot start situation? I seriously need to watch your guy's ramp closer.

on fire start, as in flames commin' shootin out of the exhaust stack

 

[ackeight]

"An optimist is a guy who has never had much experience." -Don Marquis

Knock on wood that none of us will ever have to deal with an engine fire in flight, ever. If anybody here has, I would love to hear all the juicy details...

Give me a call.... haha or read about it. http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/GenPDF.asp?id=DFW06LA191&rpt=fa

The accident investigator was amazed we were alive. I was new flight instructor at the time.

 

[PGT]

Give me a call.... haha or read about it. http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/GenPDF.asp?id=DFW06LA191&rpt=fa

The accident investigator was amazed we were alive. I was new flight instructor at the time.

thats crazy!

 

[ljg]

Damn, that is a good one. Now I see why you're not scared of New Orleans. Glad that MLC was in reachable distance!!!

 

[derg]

We had an engine fire on startup yesterday, no damage was done, and we got it put out pretty quickly. The airplane flew an hour later with no problems, but it definitely got my attention. Hopefully that's a once in a career sort of thing. Hopefully that won't happen again.

pat

Good job!

I haven't had an engine fire during start ever.

I guess I'd better review my immediate action items as Friday evening is the first time I've touched an airplane in almost three and a half weeks.

 

[ppragman]

Good job!

I haven't had an engine fire during start ever.

I guess I'd better review my immediate action items as Friday evening is the first time I've touched an airplane in almost three and a half weeks.

Yeah, I've been making sure I've got my QRH down again.. lol, better that than burst into flames again.

 

[ackeight]

Here is the aftermath

 

[surreal1221]

Wow. . .

 

[ctab5060X]

Wow. . .

:yeahthat:

Just wow...