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Old 10th August 2007 | 19:47
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Swedish Steve
 
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On a previous fleet- L1011 TriStar, with the early RR RB211's, tailpipe fires were not infrequent, and with spectacular visual displays

Yes when I was first on the L1011 around 1980, when the APU was inop we always closed the Nbr 3 engine last by pulling the fire handle. This ensured there was no fuel left when the engine stopped. The reason was that the HP Fuel valve was unreliable and the cause of the tail pipe fires. When the engine had stopped you closed the fuel/ignition switch and an engineer checked that it was closed. Then you reset the fire handle.
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