An air carrier emb-120 captain overtemped one of his engines and did not tell anyone.

Attributes
ACN	263973
Time
Date	199402
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ind
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
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 : 260 flight time total : 13500
ASRS Report	263973
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 227 flight time total : 5730 flight time type : 2444
ASRS Report	263971
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Ground power unit was used to start aircraft engines. Right engine was started first. A start limitation was exceeded, which required a write-up in the aircraft forms, which was not written up, and which was later flown by me and traded off to another crew. Supplemental information from acn 263971: after completing the checklist, the captain started the right engine. The captain aborted the start procedure when he saw the 'T-6' engine temperature was above normal but still within starting limitations. Prior to attempting the second start, the captain noticed that no ramp agents were outside the aircraft. The captain asked me to get out of the aircraft and to clear him for the start. I waited outside until the captain completed the second start sequence. He aborted the second start. The 'T-6' temperature was exceeded beyond the limitations. The captain was supposed to report this to maintenance, but did not. Nor did he notify me. I was not aware of the temperature exceeding the limits until the following afternoon, when I was informed by the first officer relieving me that excessive temperature had damaged the engine. I had been kept 'out of the loop' regarding the consequences of the second engine start attempt.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR EMB-120 CAPT OVERTEMPED ONE OF HIS ENGS AND DID NOT TELL ANYONE.

Narrative: GND PWR UNIT WAS USED TO START ACFT ENGS. R ENG WAS STARTED FIRST. A START LIMITATION WAS EXCEEDED, WHICH REQUIRED A WRITE-UP IN THE ACFT FORMS, WHICH WAS NOT WRITTEN UP, AND WHICH WAS LATER FLOWN BY ME AND TRADED OFF TO ANOTHER CREW. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 263971: AFTER COMPLETING THE CHKLIST, THE CAPT STARTED THE R ENG. THE CAPT ABORTED THE START PROC WHEN HE SAW THE 'T-6' ENG TEMP WAS ABOVE NORMAL BUT STILL WITHIN STARTING LIMITATIONS. PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING THE SECOND START, THE CAPT NOTICED THAT NO RAMP AGENTS WERE OUTSIDE THE ACFT. THE CAPT ASKED ME TO GET OUT OF THE ACFT AND TO CLR HIM FOR THE START. I WAITED OUTSIDE UNTIL THE CAPT COMPLETED THE SECOND START SEQUENCE. HE ABORTED THE SECOND START. THE 'T-6' TEMP WAS EXCEEDED BEYOND THE LIMITATIONS. THE CAPT WAS SUPPOSED TO RPT THIS TO MAINT, BUT DID NOT. NOR DID HE NOTIFY ME. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE TEMP EXCEEDING THE LIMITS UNTIL THE FOLLOWING AFTERNOON, WHEN I WAS INFORMED BY THE FO RELIEVING ME THAT EXCESSIVE TEMP HAD DAMAGED THE ENG. I HAD BEEN KEPT 'OUT OF THE LOOP' REGARDING THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE SECOND ENG START ATTEMPT.

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.