Narrative:

Stopping the aircraft, #1 for takeoff, at the hold short line. I mistakenly shut of the fuel lever for the left engine when I went to lock the parking brake. Upon realizing my mistake, I performed a xbleed start. As the engine was accelerating we were cleared into position and taxied onto the runway. We were then cleared for an immediate takeoff, before we had completed the takeoff check. I taxied off the active runway and contacted the tower. I am based on the west coast. In my 3-DAY sequence, I had 2 early morning east coast departures which meant that I had to arise at xx am, XX30 am PST which meant that I had 4-5 hours of sleep for the previous 2 nights prior to this incident. I attribute this incident to exhaustion caused by this type of scheduling.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG CAPT CUT ENG START LEVER INSTEAD OF SETTING THE PARKING BRAKES TO HOLD FOR TKOF CLRNC.

Narrative: STOPPING THE ACFT, #1 FOR TKOF, AT THE HOLD SHORT LINE. I MISTAKENLY SHUT OF THE FUEL LEVER FOR THE L ENG WHEN I WENT TO LOCK THE PARKING BRAKE. UPON REALIZING MY MISTAKE, I PERFORMED A XBLEED START. AS THE ENG WAS ACCELERATING WE WERE CLRED INTO POS AND TAXIED ONTO THE RWY. WE WERE THEN CLRED FOR AN IMMEDIATE TKOF, BEFORE WE HAD COMPLETED THE TKOF CHK. I TAXIED OFF THE ACTIVE RWY AND CONTACTED THE TWR. I AM BASED ON THE W COAST. IN MY 3-DAY SEQUENCE, I HAD 2 EARLY MORNING E COAST DEPS WHICH MEANT THAT I HAD TO ARISE AT XX AM, XX30 AM PST WHICH MEANT THAT I HAD 4-5 HRS OF SLEEP FOR THE PREVIOUS 2 NIGHTS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. I ATTRIBUTE THIS INCIDENT TO EXHAUSTION CAUSED BY THIS TYPE OF SCHEDULING.

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.