Narrative:

On pushback, captain said to start left engine, which was normal. Before I started the after start flow, I asked if he wanted #2 started, he said no. 1/2 way through my after start flow, he told me to start #2. I didn't notice I had already turned off the ignition, so when starting #2, it didn't light off. I knew immediately what happened and aborted the start. During the abort, the captain failed to turn the fuel switch off, so on the next start, I noticed immediately the engine lit off and could tell it was going hot. I then realized the fuel switch was on, told the captain and turned the ignition off. The maximum egt was approximately 530 degrees C, about 65 degrees C above published limit. We returned to the gate, called maintenance and left about 1 hour later. Contributing factors: 1) we were late and trying to hurry up. 2) to me, the captain had a very condescending attitude and when I failed to turn on the ignition on the first start, I could tell he was mad, so I failed to notice he left the fuel switch on and although I thought of dry motoring the engine, I forgot to mention this when he ordered the restart with a frustrated tone. 3) being on probation (within first yr) I let the captain make me nervous because of his attitude which I felt caused me to miss things I normally wouldn't (ignition, fuel switch, and dry motor).

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD88 FLC IN A HURRY MAKE ERRORS ON ENG START RESULTING IN OVERTEMP AND RETURN TO GATE FOR MAINT INSPECTION.

Narrative: ON PUSHBACK, CAPT SAID TO START L ENG, WHICH WAS NORMAL. BEFORE I STARTED THE AFTER START FLOW, I ASKED IF HE WANTED #2 STARTED, HE SAID NO. 1/2 WAY THROUGH MY AFTER START FLOW, HE TOLD ME TO START #2. I DIDN'T NOTICE I HAD ALREADY TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, SO WHEN STARTING #2, IT DIDN'T LIGHT OFF. I KNEW IMMEDIATELY WHAT HAPPENED AND ABORTED THE START. DURING THE ABORT, THE CAPT FAILED TO TURN THE FUEL SWITCH OFF, SO ON THE NEXT START, I NOTICED IMMEDIATELY THE ENG LIT OFF AND COULD TELL IT WAS GOING HOT. I THEN REALIZED THE FUEL SWITCH WAS ON, TOLD THE CAPT AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. THE MAX EGT WAS APPROX 530 DEGS C, ABOUT 65 DEGS C ABOVE PUBLISHED LIMIT. WE RETURNED TO THE GATE, CALLED MAINT AND LEFT ABOUT 1 HR LATER. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) WE WERE LATE AND TRYING TO HURRY UP. 2) TO ME, THE CAPT HAD A VERY CONDESCENDING ATTITUDE AND WHEN I FAILED TO TURN ON THE IGNITION ON THE FIRST START, I COULD TELL HE WAS MAD, SO I FAILED TO NOTICE HE LEFT THE FUEL SWITCH ON AND ALTHOUGH I THOUGHT OF DRY MOTORING THE ENG, I FORGOT TO MENTION THIS WHEN HE ORDERED THE RESTART WITH A FRUSTRATED TONE. 3) BEING ON PROBATION (WITHIN FIRST YR) I LET THE CAPT MAKE ME NERVOUS BECAUSE OF HIS ATTITUDE WHICH I FELT CAUSED ME TO MISS THINGS I NORMALLY WOULDN'T (IGNITION, FUEL SWITCH, AND DRY MOTOR).

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.