MD80 crew had a hot start at the gate. This is the ninth time the engine was written up.

Attributes
ACN	550699
Time
Date	200206
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-83
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : refused acft
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	550699
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : engine egt other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance FAA Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Overtemp left engine. While starting in ZZZ, the left egt momentarily peaked at 480 degrees. This is 5 degrees over the limit. Factors contributing to this event are as follows: 1) I had already refused an aircraft for the ZZZ1 to ZZZ portion of the trip due to insufficient arrival fuel at ZZZ. This aircraft had no less than 8 PIREPS for warm starts on the left engine. It was legal to go but, in hindsight, I should have refused the plane because there was obviously something wrong. We were already late due to the change of planes. Since it was legal to fly, I felt pressure to get the passenger to ZZZ. 2) maintenance should have fixed this problem days ago. Why were they playing games? If they are not going to correct a problem idented in maintenance write-ups, then why are we putting them in the logbook?

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW HAD A HOT START AT THE GATE. THIS IS THE NINTH TIME THE ENG WAS WRITTEN UP.

Narrative: OVERTEMP L ENG. WHILE STARTING IN ZZZ, THE L EGT MOMENTARILY PEAKED AT 480 DEGS. THIS IS 5 DEGS OVER THE LIMIT. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS EVENT ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1) I HAD ALREADY REFUSED AN ACFT FOR THE ZZZ1 TO ZZZ PORTION OF THE TRIP DUE TO INSUFFICIENT ARR FUEL AT ZZZ. THIS ACFT HAD NO LESS THAN 8 PIREPS FOR WARM STARTS ON THE L ENG. IT WAS LEGAL TO GO BUT, IN HINDSIGHT, I SHOULD HAVE REFUSED THE PLANE BECAUSE THERE WAS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG. WE WERE ALREADY LATE DUE TO THE CHANGE OF PLANES. SINCE IT WAS LEGAL TO FLY, I FELT PRESSURE TO GET THE PAX TO ZZZ. 2) MAINT SHOULD HAVE FIXED THIS PROB DAYS AGO. WHY WERE THEY PLAYING GAMES? IF THEY ARE NOT GOING TO CORRECT A PROB IDENTED IN MAINT WRITE-UPS, THEN WHY ARE WE PUTTING THEM IN THE LOGBOOK?

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.