<< >> NASA ASRS Report 841270, June 2009

A mechanic reports about a crj-50 engine 'hot start'; occurring as a result of an engine inlet cover had not been removed; prior to his start sequence.

Attributes
ACN	841270
Time
Date	200906
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Technician
Qualification	Maintenance Powerplant Maintenance Airframe
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

During post installation; engine leak check run; hot start occurred due to core inlet cover not being removed. Suggest that engine core inlet covers have red warning flag attached; to make them more visible. Covers are white; the same as the engine color; and in a hidden location making them difficult to see.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Mechanic reports about a CRJ-50 engine 'hot start'; occurring as a result of an engine inlet cover had not been removed; prior to his start sequence.

Narrative: During post installation; engine leak check run; hot start occurred due to core inlet cover not being removed. Suggest that engine core inlet covers have red warning flag attached; to make them more visible. Covers are white; the same as the engine color; and in a hidden location making them difficult to see.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.