Flight crew of an small transport metropolitan ii aircraft operated the aircraft after 1 engine was ...

Attributes
ACN	296787
Time
Date	199502
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : eug
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SA-226 TC Metro II
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	296787
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 non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After dropping off our passenger at eug, we went out to start the aircraft to dead head home. The FBO's gpu was inoperative so we attempted a battery start. As soon as the captain pushed the start button, all of the lights got real dim, the temperature came up to about 550 degrees C and stayed there a couple of seconds. Then, without warning, the temperature shot up to 800- 900 degrees C. The red line on start is 770 degrees. The captain did not notice it right away. I then pointed it out and she shut down the engine. We then tried the left engine with a small battery cart and it started. The captain said that she would let maintenance know when we got back to our base and the flight was uneventful. I did not think anymore of this until feb/xx/95 when it happened again. We were in a hurry and our only gpu was in use, so we tried a battery start with the same aircraft. Again the temperature shot up to 800-900 degrees C. This time we wrote it up after we went flying. Later the next day, the chief pilot called me into his office. He asked if I knew that if an engine is overtemped during the start that you cannot fly it and the engine needs a hot inspection. I said 'no.' he told me that the captain was coming in to change the write up and I told him that I really was not sure exactly what temperature the engine went up to during the start, which is true. The matter was dropped. The aircraft manual that I have is small and has no information on what to do if an engine is overtemped. Maintenance never did an inspection of that engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN SMT METRO II ACFT OPERATED THE ACFT AFTER 1 ENG WAS 'OVERTEMPED' DURING STARTING WITHOUT A 'HOT SECTION,' INSPECTION, OR EVEN A WRITE-UP.

Narrative: AFTER DROPPING OFF OUR PAX AT EUG, WE WENT OUT TO START THE ACFT TO DEAD HEAD HOME. THE FBO'S GPU WAS INOP SO WE ATTEMPTED A BATTERY START. AS SOON AS THE CAPT PUSHED THE START BUTTON, ALL OF THE LIGHTS GOT REAL DIM, THE TEMP CAME UP TO ABOUT 550 DEGS C AND STAYED THERE A COUPLE OF SECONDS. THEN, WITHOUT WARNING, THE TEMP SHOT UP TO 800- 900 DEGS C. THE RED LINE ON START IS 770 DEGS. THE CAPT DID NOT NOTICE IT RIGHT AWAY. I THEN POINTED IT OUT AND SHE SHUT DOWN THE ENG. WE THEN TRIED THE L ENG WITH A SMALL BATTERY CART AND IT STARTED. THE CAPT SAID THAT SHE WOULD LET MAINT KNOW WHEN WE GOT BACK TO OUR BASE AND THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL. I DID NOT THINK ANYMORE OF THIS UNTIL FEB/XX/95 WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WE WERE IN A HURRY AND OUR ONLY GPU WAS IN USE, SO WE TRIED A BATTERY START WITH THE SAME ACFT. AGAIN THE TEMP SHOT UP TO 800-900 DEGS C. THIS TIME WE WROTE IT UP AFTER WE WENT FLYING. LATER THE NEXT DAY, THE CHIEF PLT CALLED ME INTO HIS OFFICE. HE ASKED IF I KNEW THAT IF AN ENG IS OVERTEMPED DURING THE START THAT YOU CANNOT FLY IT AND THE ENG NEEDS A HOT INSPECTION. I SAID 'NO.' HE TOLD ME THAT THE CAPT WAS COMING IN TO CHANGE THE WRITE UP AND I TOLD HIM THAT I REALLY WAS NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT TEMP THE ENG WENT UP TO DURING THE START, WHICH IS TRUE. THE MATTER WAS DROPPED. THE ACFT MANUAL THAT I HAVE IS SMALL AND HAS NO INFO ON WHAT TO DO IF AN ENG IS OVERTEMPED. MAINT NEVER DID AN INSPECTION OF THAT ENG.

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.

Flight crew of an small transport metropolitan ii aircraft operated the aircraft after 1 engine was 'overtemped' during starting without a 'hot section,' inspection, or even a write-up.