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Flight crew of an light transport turboprop discontinued engine start after observing a high engine temperature.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 315745 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199509 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cho |
| State Reference | VA |
| 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 | Brasilia EMB-120 All Series |
| 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 : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 850 |
| ASRS Report | 315745 |
| 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 |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
The aircraft was on the ground at cho, va, in preparation for flight on sep/thu/95. External power was supplied to the aircraft and the power select switch in the aircraft was in 'external power.' I started the #1 engine successfully and turned on the respective main and auxiliary generators. I proceeded with starting the #2 engine and after introducing the fuel, the electrical power to the aircraft seemed to drop off. An aural 'T6' warning was heard and I saw the T6 indication on the #2 engine close to 1000 degrees C. I immediately shut down the engine. After dry motoring the engine and waiting 3 mins, I successfully restarted the engine. The T6 indication was relatively cool and all other engine indications were normal. Due to the short duration of elevated temperatures we proceeded with the flight without further incident and all engine indications remained normal throughout the flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN LTT TURBOPROP DISCONTINUED ENG START AFTER OBSERVING A HIGH ENG TEMP.
Narrative: THE ACFT WAS ON THE GND AT CHO, VA, IN PREPARATION FOR FLT ON SEP/THU/95. EXTERNAL PWR WAS SUPPLIED TO THE ACFT AND THE PWR SELECT SWITCH IN THE ACFT WAS IN 'EXTERNAL PWR.' I STARTED THE #1 ENG SUCCESSFULLY AND TURNED ON THE RESPECTIVE MAIN AND AUX GENERATORS. I PROCEEDED WITH STARTING THE #2 ENG AND AFTER INTRODUCING THE FUEL, THE ELECTRICAL PWR TO THE ACFT SEEMED TO DROP OFF. AN AURAL 'T6' WARNING WAS HEARD AND I SAW THE T6 INDICATION ON THE #2 ENG CLOSE TO 1000 DEGS C. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN THE ENG. AFTER DRY MOTORING THE ENG AND WAITING 3 MINS, I SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED THE ENG. THE T6 INDICATION WAS RELATIVELY COOL AND ALL OTHER ENG INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. DUE TO THE SHORT DURATION OF ELEVATED TEMPS WE PROCEEDED WITH THE FLT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND ALL ENG INDICATIONS REMAINED NORMAL THROUGHOUT 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.