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MD88 flight crew started the engine with the throttle in the takeoff thrust position. The aircraft was damaged as a result.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 579855 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200304 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : pushback |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : fcc technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 579855 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 5 |
| ASRS Report | 579854 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3-4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : testing |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Environmental Factor Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft returned to block with takeoff green slat light inoperative. Performed MEL 27-00-37 with crew in cockpit. Crew assisted with items on MEL while I was clearing flight controls and communicating with co-worker in cockpit. MEL procedure was completed, logbook signed off and we went back to maintenance shop. During pushback, left engine started and went to takeoff power. To prevent a recurrence, another step should be added to MEL procedure to retract throttles to idle and also for flight crew to go through their checklist. Also, maybe disconnecting towbar and tug before engines are started.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD88 FLT CREW STARTED THE ENG WITH THE THROTTLE IN THE TKOF THRUST POS. THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED AS A RESULT.
Narrative: ACFT RETURNED TO BLOCK WITH TKOF GREEN SLAT LIGHT INOP. PERFORMED MEL 27-00-37 WITH CREW IN COCKPIT. CREW ASSISTED WITH ITEMS ON MEL WHILE I WAS CLRING FLT CTLS AND COMMUNICATING WITH CO-WORKER IN COCKPIT. MEL PROC WAS COMPLETED, LOGBOOK SIGNED OFF AND WE WENT BACK TO MAINT SHOP. DURING PUSHBACK, L ENG STARTED AND WENT TO TKOF PWR. TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE, ANOTHER STEP SHOULD BE ADDED TO MEL PROC TO RETRACT THROTTLES TO IDLE AND ALSO FOR FLT CREW TO GO THROUGH THEIR CHKLIST. ALSO, MAYBE DISCONNECTING TOWBAR AND TUG BEFORE ENGS ARE STARTED.
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.