B737 crew had trouble starting #1 engine.

Attributes
ACN	479922
Time
Date	200007
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground other : engine start
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 6700
ASRS Report	479922
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Part 121 operations. I had an equipment problem. Trouble starting engine #1 of a 2-ENG aircraft. First officer and I correctly idented the problem. I misinterpreted our company MEL and dispatched with the inoperative part. Flight was uneventful, but I subsequently discovered that item in question was not dispatchable after all. I have had this same problem before in the dispatchable confign, which led me to not take a close enough look at our MEL. I also think that fatigue played a part. We were at the end of a long duty day (7 hours and 30 mins of flying on 5 legs, with numerous small delays).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CREW HAD TROUBLE STARTING #1 ENG.

Narrative: PART 121 OPS. I HAD AN EQUIP PROB. TROUBLE STARTING ENG #1 OF A 2-ENG ACFT. FO AND I CORRECTLY IDENTED THE PROB. I MISINTERPRETED OUR COMPANY MEL AND DISPATCHED WITH THE INOP PART. FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL, BUT I SUBSEQUENTLY DISCOVERED THAT ITEM IN QUESTION WAS NOT DISPATCHABLE AFTER ALL. I HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROB BEFORE IN THE DISPATCHABLE CONFIGN, WHICH LED ME TO NOT TAKE A CLOSE ENOUGH LOOK AT OUR MEL. I ALSO THINK THAT FATIGUE PLAYED A PART. WE WERE AT THE END OF A LONG DUTY DAY (7 HRS AND 30 MINS OF FLYING ON 5 LEGS, WITH NUMEROUS SMALL DELAYS).

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.