EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Total 1907
Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
General Maintenance Action
Weather
During the engine start procedure at a power-out gate we had a tailwind which resulted in a hung start on engine number 2. We ran the appropriate checklists and opted to start the opposite engine which also result in a hung start. While aborting this start and running the checklist we were notified from ground crew that there had been a tailpipe fire that had been extinguished during the aborted start procedure. We contacted maintenance and maintenance advised us to have the aircraft turned to face the wind and attempt another engine start. They advised us to continue if engine starts were normal. Subsequent engine starts were normal. No limitations were exceeded during any phase of the engine start/aborted start procedures and all checklists were complied with.Hung start due to a tailwind during engine start.Use of aircraft tug to face aircraft into the wind for engine start operations rather than power-out gate operations.
During start of engine #1 encountered a hung start; during the abort experienced a tailpipe fire. Completed the tailpipe fire checklist and aborted start checklist. Contacted maintenance for guidance; they wanted us to start the engine with the airplane turned into the wind. If engine started normally to continue the flight. Engine started normally continued flight.When starting engine we had a 30kt tailwindNothing could be done about the hung start or tailpipe fire. Next time I will write the discrepancy in the AML even if maintenance advises not to.
Pilots reported a hung start due to a tailwind on the ground.