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A320 captain is cleared to start the number one engine at the gate due to an inoperative APU. The first officer misunderstands and attempts to start the second engine before being cleared to do so.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 878439 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201003 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 11000 Flight Crew Type 7000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
We had an inoperative APU; and were starting an engine at the gate. Received clearance to start engine one; and I called for the first officer to 'start 1' and we did. The first officer thought were cleared to start both; and then started number 2. Ground personnel on the headset told me to shut it down; and we immediately shut it down. It only rotated for about 3-5 seconds without any ignition; etc.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain is cleared to start the number one engine at the gate due to an inoperative APU. The First Officer misunderstands and attempts to start the second engine before being cleared to do so.
Narrative: We had an inoperative APU; and were starting an engine at the gate. Received clearance to start engine one; and I called for the First Officer to 'start 1' and we did. The First Officer thought were cleared to start both; and then started number 2. Ground personnel on the headset told me to shut it down; and we immediately shut it down. It only rotated for about 3-5 seconds without any ignition; etc.
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.