Narrative:

On my first flight out of IOE as captain on the jetstream 4100, I was assigned a flight from XXX to ZZZ international. Once we arrived in ZZZ, we were informed that XXX was closed briefly due to WX. A company jetstream 3200 was on the ramp as well, and it had the only operative gpu connected to it. When the ground stop to XXX was lifted, we had to leave first because we were blocking the J32's exit. I informed the ramper that I had minimum battery voltage for the battery start. He didn't want to unhook the gpu from our company J32, so I initiated a battery start with the minimum battery voltage allowable for start. During the start sequence (left engine), we experienced a hung start and I aborted the start. I requested a gpu to start the right engine while the left engine cooled down. Once it was cooled below 200 degrees C, maximum residual egt for start, we started the left engine with no abnormalities. On taxi out, we experienced a left integrated electronic computer light. The integrated electronic computer controls the displayed limit for the egt as well as the temperature readout. I confirmed that these functions were still operating normally and assumed we had an erroneous indication. We ran the checklist items and reset the left integrated electronic computer and the light went out. After takeoff, during our climb through 3000 ft MSL, the left integrated electronic computer light illuminated again and we ran the checklist items. The light went out for a few mins, just as on the taxiway, but eventually came back on. I wrote the light up and reported it to maintenance in XXX. They hooked a handheld computer into the maintenance panel and reset the light. During the reset, I informed the mechanic that we had experienced a hung start on the left engine to aid him in troubleshooting. Engine data was downloaded and taken back to our maintenance hangar. Later that evening, our maintenance supervisor called me at home and informed mme that the 770 degrees C egt limit was exceeded on the left engine during start. I informed him that the start was aborted well before 770 degrees C and I never saw the temperature rise above the 770 degrees C limit. He asked me if I was comfortable with him putting a statement in the aircraft maintenance log to confirm the temperature exceedance was for only a split second. I told him I was quite comfortable with that statement and I repeated the fact that it must have been such a quick exceedance that I never observed it. The mechanic informed me that the exceedance was within maintenance limits and the aircraft was fine to continue service without any inspection.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BAE4100 ON #1 ENG START WITH LOW MINIMUM BATTERY VOLTAGE RESULTED IN A HUNG START AND EXHAUST GAS TEMP LIMIT WAS EXCEEDED.

Narrative: ON MY FIRST FLT OUT OF IOE AS CAPT ON THE JETSTREAM 4100, I WAS ASSIGNED A FLT FROM XXX TO ZZZ INTL. ONCE WE ARRIVED IN ZZZ, WE WERE INFORMED THAT XXX WAS CLOSED BRIEFLY DUE TO WX. A COMPANY JETSTREAM 3200 WAS ON THE RAMP AS WELL, AND IT HAD THE ONLY OPERATIVE GPU CONNECTED TO IT. WHEN THE GND STOP TO XXX WAS LIFTED, WE HAD TO LEAVE FIRST BECAUSE WE WERE BLOCKING THE J32'S EXIT. I INFORMED THE RAMPER THAT I HAD MINIMUM BATTERY VOLTAGE FOR THE BATTERY START. HE DIDN'T WANT TO UNHOOK THE GPU FROM OUR COMPANY J32, SO I INITIATED A BATTERY START WITH THE MINIMUM BATTERY VOLTAGE ALLOWABLE FOR START. DURING THE START SEQUENCE (L ENG), WE EXPERIENCED A HUNG START AND I ABORTED THE START. I REQUESTED A GPU TO START THE R ENG WHILE THE L ENG COOLED DOWN. ONCE IT WAS COOLED BELOW 200 DEGS C, MAX RESIDUAL EGT FOR START, WE STARTED THE L ENG WITH NO ABNORMALITIES. ON TAXI OUT, WE EXPERIENCED A L INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC COMPUTER LIGHT. THE INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC COMPUTER CTLS THE DISPLAYED LIMIT FOR THE EGT AS WELL AS THE TEMP READOUT. I CONFIRMED THAT THESE FUNCTIONS WERE STILL OPERATING NORMALLY AND ASSUMED WE HAD AN ERRONEOUS INDICATION. WE RAN THE CHKLIST ITEMS AND RESET THE L INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC COMPUTER AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT. AFTER TKOF, DURING OUR CLB THROUGH 3000 FT MSL, THE L INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC COMPUTER LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AND WE RAN THE CHKLIST ITEMS. THE LIGHT WENT OUT FOR A FEW MINS, JUST AS ON THE TXWY, BUT EVENTUALLY CAME BACK ON. I WROTE THE LIGHT UP AND RPTED IT TO MAINT IN XXX. THEY HOOKED A HANDHELD COMPUTER INTO THE MAINT PANEL AND RESET THE LIGHT. DURING THE RESET, I INFORMED THE MECH THAT WE HAD EXPERIENCED A HUNG START ON THE L ENG TO AID HIM IN TROUBLESHOOTING. ENG DATA WAS DOWNLOADED AND TAKEN BACK TO OUR MAINT HANGAR. LATER THAT EVENING, OUR MAINT SUPVR CALLED ME AT HOME AND INFORMED MME THAT THE 770 DEGS C EGT LIMIT WAS EXCEEDED ON THE L ENG DURING START. I INFORMED HIM THAT THE START WAS ABORTED WELL BEFORE 770 DEGS C AND I NEVER SAW THE TEMP RISE ABOVE THE 770 DEGS C LIMIT. HE ASKED ME IF I WAS COMFORTABLE WITH HIM PUTTING A STATEMENT IN THE ACFT MAINT LOG TO CONFIRM THE TEMP EXCEEDANCE WAS FOR ONLY A SPLIT SECOND. I TOLD HIM I WAS QUITE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT STATEMENT AND I REPEATED THE FACT THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN SUCH A QUICK EXCEEDANCE THAT I NEVER OBSERVED IT. THE MECH INFORMED ME THAT THE EXCEEDANCE WAS WITHIN MAINT LIMITS AND THE ACFT WAS FINE TO CONTINUE SVC WITHOUT ANY INSPECTION.

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.