MD80 returned to gate for maintenance after 2 start attempts with rapidly increasing egt at mco.

Attributes
ACN	422540
Time
Date	199812
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	422540
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After a normal powerback and taxi from the gate I elected to shut down the right engine due to departure traffic. When near the end of the runway we restarted the right engine. Fuel flow was excessive approximately 1200 pph and egt was rapidly increasing. We terminated the start and allowed the engine to cool down. We attempted another start with the same results. Returned to the gate for maintenance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 RETURNED TO GATE FOR MAINT AFTER 2 START ATTEMPTS WITH RAPIDLY INCREASING EGT AT MCO.

Narrative: AFTER A NORMAL POWERBACK AND TAXI FROM THE GATE I ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN THE R ENG DUE TO DEP TFC. WHEN NEAR THE END OF THE RWY WE RESTARTED THE R ENG. FUEL FLOW WAS EXCESSIVE APPROX 1200 PPH AND EGT WAS RAPIDLY INCREASING. WE TERMINATED THE START AND ALLOWED THE ENG TO COOL DOWN. WE ATTEMPTED ANOTHER START WITH THE SAME RESULTS. RETURNED TO THE GATE FOR MAINT.

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.