Narrative:

#1 engine started normally within limitations criteria during pushback from terminal. After selecting the #2 fuel lever to on; I remarked 'this is going to be a warm one' as I watched the egt rise. I then said 'flashing egt' and then 'that is an over-temperature' as the egt passed 475 degrees and peaked at 485 degrees on the digital display. Captain offered no response. I repeated myself by saying 'that was an over-temperature' and captain asked 'how high?' I said '485 degrees' and captain again offered no response and began to taxi and called for takeoff flaps. I showed captain bulletin dated jun/fri/06; requiring over-temperatures over 475 degrees for any period of time to shut down the engine; make a logbook entry and have a maintenance inspection performed before attempting a restart. Captain took my manual; read the bulletin and handed it back to me with no response and continued to taxi for takeoff on runway 18L. Upon landing in sat; I briefed the outbound captain on the over-temperature and he asked the agent to call maintenance for an appropriate inspection. The outbound captain said inbound captain did not mention the over-temperature to him. Supplemental information from acn 703467: during pushback from the gate at dfw while starting the left engine; I was distraction by the ground man talking to me. After start the first officer said the egt reached 485 degrees. I thought that after the starter cut out that the post start temperatures applied. Since the temperature was below 590 degrees I elected to continue. However after talking to the first officer about it the next day I realized that the over-temperature occurred during the start. I also now realize I should have made an information to maintenance under my first assumption because the temperature fell within the 480-590 degree range. However since the over-temperature occurred during the start we should have shut it down and called maintenance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FO RPTS AN OVER-TEMP ON #2 ENG START REQUIRING A MAINT INSPECTION WHICH THE CAPT DISREGARDED.

Narrative: #1 ENG STARTED NORMALLY WITHIN LIMITATIONS CRITERIA DURING PUSHBACK FROM TERMINAL. AFTER SELECTING THE #2 FUEL LEVER TO ON; I REMARKED 'THIS IS GOING TO BE A WARM ONE' AS I WATCHED THE EGT RISE. I THEN SAID 'FLASHING EGT' AND THEN 'THAT IS AN OVER-TEMP' AS THE EGT PASSED 475 DEGS AND PEAKED AT 485 DEGS ON THE DIGITAL DISPLAY. CAPT OFFERED NO RESPONSE. I REPEATED MYSELF BY SAYING 'THAT WAS AN OVER-TEMP' AND CAPT ASKED 'HOW HIGH?' I SAID '485 DEGS' AND CAPT AGAIN OFFERED NO RESPONSE AND BEGAN TO TAXI AND CALLED FOR TKOF FLAPS. I SHOWED CAPT BULLETIN DATED JUN/FRI/06; REQUIRING OVER-TEMPS OVER 475 DEGS FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME TO SHUT DOWN THE ENG; MAKE A LOGBOOK ENTRY AND HAVE A MAINT INSPECTION PERFORMED BEFORE ATTEMPTING A RESTART. CAPT TOOK MY MANUAL; READ THE BULLETIN AND HANDED IT BACK TO ME WITH NO RESPONSE AND CONTINUED TO TAXI FOR TKOF ON RWY 18L. UPON LNDG IN SAT; I BRIEFED THE OUTBOUND CAPT ON THE OVER-TEMP AND HE ASKED THE AGENT TO CALL MAINT FOR AN APPROPRIATE INSPECTION. THE OUTBOUND CAPT SAID INBOUND CAPT DID NOT MENTION THE OVER-TEMP TO HIM. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 703467: DURING PUSHBACK FROM THE GATE AT DFW WHILE STARTING THE L ENG; I WAS DISTR BY THE GND MAN TALKING TO ME. AFTER START THE FO SAID THE EGT REACHED 485 DEGS. I THOUGHT THAT AFTER THE STARTER CUT OUT THAT THE POST START TEMPS APPLIED. SINCE THE TEMP WAS BELOW 590 DEGS I ELECTED TO CONTINUE. HOWEVER AFTER TALKING TO THE FO ABOUT IT THE NEXT DAY I REALIZED THAT THE OVER-TEMP OCCURRED DURING THE START. I ALSO NOW REALIZE I SHOULD HAVE MADE AN INFO TO MAINT UNDER MY FIRST ASSUMPTION BECAUSE THE TEMP FELL WITHIN THE 480-590 DEG RANGE. HOWEVER SINCE THE OVER-TEMP OCCURRED DURING THE START WE SHOULD HAVE SHUT IT DOWN AND CALLED MAINT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.