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A B757-200 was dispatched in non compliance after having a hot start on the left engine. Neither flight crew nor maintenance recorded time and temperature.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 542741 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200203 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : eng start |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 542741 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : left exhaust gas temp ind other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Chart Or Publication Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
The APU for aircraft X was inoperative and an external air cart was needed. Minimum requirements were met and a start was attempted. Light-off was normal, however, the egt continued to slowly rise. Prior to reaching the limit, aborted start procedure was completed. Maintenance was contacted, a second air cart was obtained, and the engine was started normally. Maintenance advised the captain that this could be written up after departure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE AFTER HAVING A HOT START ON THE L ENG. NEITHER FLC NOR MAINT RECORDED TIME AND TEMP.
Narrative: THE APU FOR ACFT X WAS INOP AND AN EXTERNAL AIR CART WAS NEEDED. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS WERE MET AND A START WAS ATTEMPTED. LIGHT-OFF WAS NORMAL, HOWEVER, THE EGT CONTINUED TO SLOWLY RISE. PRIOR TO REACHING THE LIMIT, ABORTED START PROC WAS COMPLETED. MAINT WAS CONTACTED, A SECOND AIR CART WAS OBTAINED, AND THE ENG WAS STARTED NORMALLY. MAINT ADVISED THE CAPT THAT THIS COULD BE WRITTEN UP AFTER DEP.
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.