Takeoff aborted in dhc-8. Aircraft engine damaged.

Attributes
ACN	296543
Time
Date	199502
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : azo
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2026
ASRS Report	296543
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

In the morning I came out to the aircraft and did my preflight. I noticed the aircraft had already been deiced and found nothing visually wrong with the aircraft. The gear pins were removed and #1 and #2 engine intake plugs, from my view, were removed. We did all of our checklists. The engines were running normally during taxi. On the takeoff the captain advanced the power levers and there was a yaw to the left. He brought the levers back to abort. Simultaneously I noticed the #1 engine torque didn't come up normally on #1 as well as a very high rising itt temperature and itt overtemp light was illuminated. It was discovered later that the #1 engine intake plug was ingested 3 ft into the #1 engine. I think that during deicing the intake plug was blown back into the intake of the engine, because it was not in visual view during preflight. If I would have been supplied a ladder to look down inside the intake I probably would have noticed it lying down inside of the intake. I would guess that the engine's intake on a dhc-8 sits about 7-8 ft off of the ground. I am about 5 ft 11 inches. Also, it is not my job to check in the back of the cargo door (where plugs are stored). I might have noticed one of the plugs missing and questioned it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TKOF ABORTED IN DHC-8. ACFT ENG DAMAGED.

Narrative: IN THE MORNING I CAME OUT TO THE ACFT AND DID MY PREFLT. I NOTICED THE ACFT HAD ALREADY BEEN DEICED AND FOUND NOTHING VISUALLY WRONG WITH THE ACFT. THE GEAR PINS WERE REMOVED AND #1 AND #2 ENG INTAKE PLUGS, FROM MY VIEW, WERE REMOVED. WE DID ALL OF OUR CHKLISTS. THE ENGS WERE RUNNING NORMALLY DURING TAXI. ON THE TKOF THE CAPT ADVANCED THE PWR LEVERS AND THERE WAS A YAW TO THE L. HE BROUGHT THE LEVERS BACK TO ABORT. SIMULTANEOUSLY I NOTICED THE #1 ENG TORQUE DIDN'T COME UP NORMALLY ON #1 AS WELL AS A VERY HIGH RISING ITT TEMP AND ITT OVERTEMP LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. IT WAS DISCOVERED LATER THAT THE #1 ENG INTAKE PLUG WAS INGESTED 3 FT INTO THE #1 ENG. I THINK THAT DURING DEICING THE INTAKE PLUG WAS BLOWN BACK INTO THE INTAKE OF THE ENG, BECAUSE IT WAS NOT IN VISUAL VIEW DURING PREFLT. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN SUPPLIED A LADDER TO LOOK DOWN INSIDE THE INTAKE I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE NOTICED IT LYING DOWN INSIDE OF THE INTAKE. I WOULD GUESS THAT THE ENG'S INTAKE ON A DHC-8 SITS ABOUT 7-8 FT OFF OF THE GND. I AM ABOUT 5 FT 11 INCHES. ALSO, IT IS NOT MY JOB TO CHK IN THE BACK OF THE CARGO DOOR (WHERE PLUGS ARE STORED). I MIGHT HAVE NOTICED ONE OF THE PLUGS MISSING AND QUESTIONED IT.

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.