An air carrier medium large transport crew experienced another hot start on one of its engines.

Attributes
ACN	248989
Time
Date	199308
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	248989
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During initial start of #1 (left) engine, N1 hung at 44 percent and egt began slow but steady increase. Following the procedure for this abnormal, the throttle was increased in attempt to close the bleed valve. This only caused egt rise to accelerate rapidly. Start was aborted at 460 degrees with egt peaking at 470 degrees (limit 475 degrees). After a normal start of the #2 engine, a subsequent successful start of the #1 engine was accomplished using procedures listed in operator's manual (turning off hydraulics and turning on engine anti-ice), plus utilizing bleed air from #2 engine accelerated above idle to augment APU air. It should be noted that pneumatic pressure was normal during the first (aborted) attempt with N1 reaching 6 1/2 - 7 percent and N2 reaching 23-24 percent. Also, this was the first engine start of the day. Subsequent engine starts by maintenance and for the next 2 legs were normal. Had it not been for extreme vigilance by the captain, this could have easily resulted in a engine overtemp which could have damaged the engine and cancelled the flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG CREW EXPERIENCED ANOTHER HOT START ON ONE OF ITS ENGS.

Narrative: DURING INITIAL START OF #1 (L) ENG, N1 HUNG AT 44 PERCENT AND EGT BEGAN SLOW BUT STEADY INCREASE. FOLLOWING THE PROC FOR THIS ABNORMAL, THE THROTTLE WAS INCREASED IN ATTEMPT TO CLOSE THE BLEED VALVE. THIS ONLY CAUSED EGT RISE TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. START WAS ABORTED AT 460 DEGS WITH EGT PEAKING AT 470 DEGS (LIMIT 475 DEGS). AFTER A NORMAL START OF THE #2 ENG, A SUBSEQUENT SUCCESSFUL START OF THE #1 ENG WAS ACCOMPLISHED USING PROCS LISTED IN OPERATOR'S MANUAL (TURNING OFF HYDS AND TURNING ON ENG ANTI-ICE), PLUS UTILIZING BLEED AIR FROM #2 ENG ACCELERATED ABOVE IDLE TO AUGMENT APU AIR. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT PNEUMATIC PRESSURE WAS NORMAL DURING THE FIRST (ABORTED) ATTEMPT WITH N1 REACHING 6 1/2 - 7 PERCENT AND N2 REACHING 23-24 PERCENT. ALSO, THIS WAS THE FIRST ENG START OF THE DAY. SUBSEQUENT ENG STARTS BY MAINT AND FOR THE NEXT 2 LEGS WERE NORMAL. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR EXTREME VIGILANCE BY THE CAPT, THIS COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN A ENG OVERTEMP WHICH COULD HAVE DAMAGED THE ENG AND CANCELLED THE FLT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.