First officer report regarding captain starting #2 engine while first officer not in the cockpit.

Attributes
ACN	340970
Time
Date	199607
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ict
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2800
ASRS Report	340970
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While I was in operations using restroom, captain started engine #2 on aircraft. This is unauthorized at our company and is not safe.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO RPT REGARDING CAPT STARTING #2 ENG WHILE FO NOT IN THE COCKPIT.

Narrative: WHILE I WAS IN OPS USING RESTROOM, CAPT STARTED ENG #2 ON ACFT. THIS IS UNAUTH AT OUR COMPANY AND IS NOT SAFE.

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.