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Medium large transport has low oil pressure light illuminate on start up. Return to gate, MEL'ed. On second start light goes out.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 233483 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199302 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : slc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12000 |
| ASRS Report | 233483 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 233480 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Air carrier flight bos-syr. Started #2 engine and single engine taxi. Started #1 on taxi out. After start low oil pressure light, #1 engine, stayed on. All other indications normal. Shut engine #1 down and returned to gate. Aircraft departed with MEL for light. On second start of engine #1, low oil pressure light went out. Should have tried a second engine start after checking light, cannon plug and oil quantity before departing on MEL.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG HAS LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATE ON START UP. RETURN TO GATE, MEL'ED. ON SECOND START LIGHT GOES OUT.
Narrative: ACR FLT BOS-SYR. STARTED #2 ENG AND SINGLE ENG TAXI. STARTED #1 ON TAXI OUT. AFTER START LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT, #1 ENG, STAYED ON. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS NORMAL. SHUT ENG #1 DOWN AND RETURNED TO GATE. ACFT DEPARTED WITH MEL FOR LIGHT. ON SECOND START OF ENG #1, LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WENT OUT. SHOULD HAVE TRIED A SECOND ENG START AFTER CHKING LIGHT, CANNON PLUG AND OIL QUANTITY BEFORE DEPARTING ON MEL.
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.