Narrative:

We pushed back from the gate; first officer started engine 1 and then we started engine 2 (manual start). Before the start was complete we received an ECAM egt exceed limits. We noticed that the tick mark on the egt #2 engine was in the red. We shut down the engine and completed the manual engine start hot start checklist. Referred to the checklist. I called maintenance control and informed them of the egt over limit approximately 680 degrees for a few seconds. I was told to look up the aircraft integrated data system (aids) and to let them know what the exceedance was. I did not know how to read the situation report from the computer. There wasn't any number where maintenance controller told me to look. Maintenance control told me that it had to be checked so to go back to the gate. We taxied back into the gate; where maintenance met the aircraft. Maintenance took over from there. I did not write it up. Maintenance control and local maintenance had asked me all about the limit reached etc.; and I told them. I forgot to back it up with a write up. Maintenance told me that no limit was exceeded because the computer unusual situation report showed no limit exceeded. I am concerned. My concern is that we; the pilots did indeed see a limit exceeded; we did see an ECAM and did shut the engine down due to the exceedance. If the computer did not make a note of it; it doesn't mean it didn't happen. I was over duty time; so after making sure that the passengers were taken care of I went to the hotel. I heard that the aircraft was just going back into service without any additional maintenance.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: During manual engine start after pushback A320 Captain noticed EGT exceedance on engine #2 and start was terminated. Upon return to the gate maintenance found no record of the exceedance and no action was taken. Reporter forgot to write up the incident in the aircraft log.

Narrative: We pushed back from the gate; First Officer started engine 1 and then we started engine 2 (manual start). Before the start was complete we received an ECAM EGT exceed limits. We noticed that the tick mark on the EGT #2 engine was in the red. We shut down the engine and completed the manual engine start hot start checklist. Referred to the checklist. I called Maintenance Control and informed them of the EGT over limit approximately 680 degrees for a few seconds. I was told to look up the Aircraft Integrated Data System (AIDS) and to let them know what the exceedance was. I did not know how to read the situation report from the computer. There wasn't any number where Maintenance Controller told me to look. Maintenance Control told me that it had to be checked so to go back to the gate. We taxied back into the gate; where maintenance met the aircraft. Maintenance took over from there. I did not write it up. Maintenance Control and local maintenance had asked me all about the limit reached etc.; and I told them. I forgot to back it up with a write up. Maintenance told me that no limit was exceeded because the computer unusual situation report showed no limit exceeded. I am concerned. My concern is that we; the pilots did indeed see a limit exceeded; we did see an ECAM and did shut the engine down due to the exceedance. If the computer did not make a note of it; it doesn't mean it didn't happen. I was over duty time; so after making sure that the passengers were taken care of I went to the hotel. I heard that the aircraft was just going back into service without any additional maintenance.

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.