An SF340 was dispatched without a required left engine borescope for a hung start. Logbook and verbal report were engine hard starting.

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Attributes
ACN	680062
Time
Date	200512
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : airframe technician : powerplant
Experience	maintenance technician : 16
ASRS Report	680062
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other oversight : supervisor
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper documentation maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : l eng indications other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : manuals performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : fault isolation
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Maintenance Human Performance Environmental Factor Chart Or Publication Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Dec/tue/05 I was working the saab gate. We had been very busy that morning. Maintenance called and said the aircraft had a no start l-hand engine. The morning was very cold and it's not uncommon to see this. Maintenance said there were 2 attempts to start; and to let the starter cool for 25 mins; which we did. We looked the engine over -- no defects noted. We then brought over a heater; placed it into the inlet; and a short time under the cowling to heat the engine. I was under the impression this was a no-start; not a hung-start. I then performed a normal engine start. Everything worked fine. There was not enough information in the write-up and no crew to talk to. Aircraft was released and flew to ZZZ where a borescope inspection was completed. No damage was noted in accordance with 72-00-00 fault isolation ge CT7 maintenance manual. Nobody said anything to me until my supervisor came and asked me about that day. I started thinking about the write-up and saw the mistake I had made.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SF340 WAS DISPATCHED WITHOUT A REQUIRED L ENG BORESCOPE FOR A HUNG START. LOGBOOK AND VERBAL RPT WERE ENG HARD STARTING.

Narrative: DEC/TUE/05 I WAS WORKING THE SAAB GATE. WE HAD BEEN VERY BUSY THAT MORNING. MAINT CALLED AND SAID THE ACFT HAD A NO START L-HAND ENG. THE MORNING WAS VERY COLD AND IT'S NOT UNCOMMON TO SEE THIS. MAINT SAID THERE WERE 2 ATTEMPTS TO START; AND TO LET THE STARTER COOL FOR 25 MINS; WHICH WE DID. WE LOOKED THE ENG OVER -- NO DEFECTS NOTED. WE THEN BROUGHT OVER A HEATER; PLACED IT INTO THE INLET; AND A SHORT TIME UNDER THE COWLING TO HEAT THE ENG. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THIS WAS A NO-START; NOT A HUNG-START. I THEN PERFORMED A NORMAL ENG START. EVERYTHING WORKED FINE. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH INFO IN THE WRITE-UP AND NO CREW TO TALK TO. ACFT WAS RELEASED AND FLEW TO ZZZ WHERE A BORESCOPE INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED. NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 72-00-00 FAULT ISOLATION GE CT7 MAINT MANUAL. NOBODY SAID ANYTHING TO ME UNTIL MY SUPVR CAME AND ASKED ME ABOUT THAT DAY. I STARTED THINKING ABOUT THE WRITE-UP AND SAW THE MISTAKE I HAD MADE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.