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A B737-400 flight crew has trouble starting an engine and failed to notify maintenance until after the flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 598267 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200311 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : pushback |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 598267 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 598266 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : light off (light) |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
During the #2 engine start, no 'light off' was observed. I aborted the engine start per the QRH. I remembered seeing an entry on a previous log page regarding 'no light off' with engine selected to 'right.' I repositioned the ignition to 'left' and restarted the engine successfully. I failed to notify maintenance until our destination however. There was no excuse for not contacting maintenance after the initial aborted start. I think that the prior write up was in my mind, and I took the bait and restarted prior to contacting maintenance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-400 FLT CREW HAS TROUBLE STARTING AN ENG AND FAILED TO NOTIFY MAINT UNTIL AFTER THE FLT.
Narrative: DURING THE #2 ENG START, NO 'LIGHT OFF' WAS OBSERVED. I ABORTED THE ENG START PER THE QRH. I REMEMBERED SEEING AN ENTRY ON A PREVIOUS LOG PAGE REGARDING 'NO LIGHT OFF' WITH ENG SELECTED TO 'R.' I REPOSITIONED THE IGNITION TO 'L' AND RESTARTED THE ENG SUCCESSFULLY. I FAILED TO NOTIFY MAINT UNTIL OUR DEST HOWEVER. THERE WAS NO EXCUSE FOR NOT CONTACTING MAINT AFTER THE INITIAL ABORTED START. I THINK THAT THE PRIOR WRITE UP WAS IN MY MIND, AND I TOOK THE BAIT AND RESTARTED PRIOR TO CONTACTING MAINT.
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.