B727 crew encounters aircraft equipment problems and returns to gate at mci.

Attributes
ACN	423770
Time
Date	199812
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bna
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 19500 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	423770
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During engine start, engine stopped and shut down by itself. Tried restart, noted engine shutoff valve didn't cycle with start lever movement. Cycled appropriate circuit breakers and it worked ok. (Aircraft had been on ground overnight in single digit temperatures). Verified by maintenance as ok. However, flight returned to gate due to failure of pitot heater off light to extinguish when power switches turned on.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 CREW ENCOUNTERS ACFT EQUIP PROBS AND RETURNS TO GATE AT MCI.

Narrative: DURING ENG START, ENG STOPPED AND SHUT DOWN BY ITSELF. TRIED RESTART, NOTED ENG SHUTOFF VALVE DIDN'T CYCLE WITH START LEVER MOVEMENT. CYCLED APPROPRIATE CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND IT WORKED OK. (ACFT HAD BEEN ON GND OVERNIGHT IN SINGLE DIGIT TEMPS). VERIFIED BY MAINT AS OK. HOWEVER, FLT RETURNED TO GATE DUE TO FAILURE OF PITOT HEATER OFF LIGHT TO EXTINGUISH WHEN PWR SWITCHES TURNED ON.

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.