A crj-200 aircraft experienced continuous automatic ignition 'on' for several seconds during climb.

Attributes
ACN	742450
Time
Date	200706
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 15000
Environment
Weather Elements	Thunderstorm Rain other
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zzz.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
ASRS Report	742450
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : auto-continuous ignition
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Aircraft X took off out of ZZZ1 and experienced continuous automatic ignition on for several seconds. Contacted dispatch and maintenance control; conferred and decided to instruct the aircraft to return to ZZZ1. WX conditions in ZZZ2 were heavy thunderstorms. Flight would encounter a lengthy period of rain en route. Flight crew detected the problem in-flight and advised dispatch and maintenance control.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CRJ-200 ACFT EXPERIENCED CONTINUOUS AUTO IGNITION 'ON' FOR SEVERAL SECONDS DURING CLIMB.

Narrative: ACFT X TOOK OFF OUT OF ZZZ1 AND EXPERIENCED CONTINUOUS AUTO IGNITION ON FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. CONTACTED DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL; CONFERRED AND DECIDED TO INSTRUCT THE ACFT TO RETURN TO ZZZ1. WX CONDITIONS IN ZZZ2 WERE HVY TSTMS. FLT WOULD ENCOUNTER A LENGTHY PERIOD OF RAIN ENRTE. FLT CREW DETECTED THE PROB INFLT AND ADVISED DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL.

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.