Commuter flight crew started the left engine with left passenger door still open.

Attributes
ACN	160139
Time
Date	199010
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : avp
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 2200
ASRS Report	160139
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I had started up the right engine, and was waiting for the signal to start #1. The ramp agent gave me the signal to start #1, and noticed my first officer said the doors were shut. I started #1, and noticed the door warning light was on after the start. I checked the door panel, and saw that the left passenger door was still open. I shut down the left engine and waited for them to close the door. I should have checked the doors myself.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER FLT CREW STARTED THE LEFT ENGINE WITH LEFT PASSENGER DOOR STILL OPEN.

Narrative: I HAD STARTED UP THE R ENG, AND WAS WAITING FOR THE SIGNAL TO START #1. THE RAMP AGENT GAVE ME THE SIGNAL TO START #1, AND NOTICED MY F/O SAID THE DOORS WERE SHUT. I STARTED #1, AND NOTICED THE DOOR WARNING LIGHT WAS ON AFTER THE START. I CHKED THE DOOR PANEL, AND SAW THAT THE L PAX DOOR WAS STILL OPEN. I SHUT DOWN THE L ENG AND WAITED FOR THEM TO CLOSE THE DOOR. I SHOULD HAVE CHKED THE DOORS MYSELF.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.