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A B734 crew began the engine start procedure with the start levers in the idle position instead of the off position.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 518516 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200107 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7300 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 518516 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Situations | |
| Publication | BEFORE START CHKLIST |
Narrative:
Fire control panel was svced by maintenance and both start levers moved to idle for access. Start lever position was missed on captain's preflight flow (and/or mine) and #2 engine was started with lever in idle position. All start parameters normal, maintenance contacted by phone, cleared by them to continues. It's on my flow now and should be on the before start checklist.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B734 CREW BEGAN THE ENG START PROC WITH THE START LEVERS IN THE IDLE POS INSTEAD OF THE OFF POS.
Narrative: FIRE CTL PANEL WAS SVCED BY MAINT AND BOTH START LEVERS MOVED TO IDLE FOR ACCESS. START LEVER POS WAS MISSED ON CAPT'S PREFLT FLOW (AND/OR MINE) AND #2 ENG WAS STARTED WITH LEVER IN IDLE POS. ALL START PARAMETERS NORMAL, MAINT CONTACTED BY PHONE, CLRED BY THEM TO CONTINUES. IT'S ON MY FLOW NOW AND SHOULD BE ON THE BEFORE START CHKLIST.
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.