ACR PIC INVOLVED IN NON ADHERENCE TO AIRLINE MGMNT POLICY OPERATIONAL PROC. IN 1 ENG SHUTDOWN TAXI INTO TERMINAL.

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WHILE TAXIING IN; CAPT SHUT DOWN ONE (#1) ENG; THEN THE OTHER ENG (#2). COMPANY SOP DOESN'T ALLOW SHUTDOWN OF ANY ENGS ON MLG ACFT DURING TAXI. WHILE #1 ENG WAS SPOOLING DOWN; CAPT PLACED START LEVER IN UP POS (ON) TO TRY TO CATCH SPOOLDOWN AND RESTART ENG. THIS CAUSED A LARGE TORCHING FLAME TO COME FROM THE #1 ENG. GND CTL RPTED FLAMES TO OUR FLT OVER GND CTL RADIO AND ASKED US IF WE NEEDED ANY ASSISTANCE. CAPT SHUT DOWN #1 ENG BECAUSE OF GND CTL RPT AND DECREASING RPM AND INCREASING EGT. WE THEN STARTED #2 ENG AND TAXIED IN NORMALLY. I (FO) INSPECTED #1 ENG CAREFULLY ON POST-FLT WALKAROUND AND FOUND NO VISIBLE DAMAGE. TORCHING WAS FROM EXCESS FUEL BEING BLOWN OUT BACK OF ENG DURING ABORTED START ATTEMPT. NEXT SEGMENT OF FLT PROCEEDED NORMALLY WITH ALL ENG INDICATIONS NORMAL. FO NOT HAPPY WITH CAPTS WHO DON'T FOLLOW SOP. CAPT KNOWS 1 ENG SHUTDOWN IS NOT SOP. CLAIMED SHUTTING DOWN BOTH ENGS WAS THROWBACK TO LGT DAYS. MINOR DEVS FROM SOP NOT MUCH OF A PROB; BUT DIRECT SOP VIOLATIONS -- EVEN THOUGH NOT UNSAFE -- CAN CAUSE PROBS AND EMBARRASSMENT FOR CREW MEMBERS; INCLUDING CREW MEMBERS WHO DON'T AGREE WITH OR PARTICIPATE IN THE EXECUTION OF NON SOP PROCS.