De havilland dhc-8 flight crew has smoke and fumes on engine start.

Attributes
ACN	728734
Time
Date	200702
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : syr.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8-100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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 pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	728734
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On first start attempt; neither #1 or #2 engine would light off. Complied with memory items and QRH procedure; including the specified 15 second dry motor. Maintenance control was contacted. They recommended another dry motor to clear remaining fuel and another start attempt. Second start was normal. Prior to selecting bleeds on an oily; smoky smell began to emanate from the cockpit vents. Conversation with the flight attendant confirmed the presence of a similar smell in the cabin. Bleeds were selected on maximum after several minutes and the smell had subsided. Visible smoke began to come from the vents. Engines were secured and the passenger de-boarded. Since we had not yet pushed back from the gate; this was a rather simple; straightforward process. Smoke production ceased immediately upon engine shutdown.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DE HAVILLAND DHC-8 FLT CREW HAS SMOKE AND FUMES ON ENG START.

Narrative: ON FIRST START ATTEMPT; NEITHER #1 OR #2 ENGINE WOULD LIGHT OFF. COMPLIED WITH MEMORY ITEMS AND QRH PROC; INCLUDING THE SPECIFIED 15 SECOND DRY MOTOR. MAINTENANCE CONTROL WAS CONTACTED. THEY RECOMMENDED ANOTHER DRY MOTOR TO CLEAR REMAINING FUEL AND ANOTHER START ATTEMPT. SECOND START WAS NORMAL. PRIOR TO SELECTING BLEEDS ON AN OILY; SMOKY SMELL BEGAN TO EMANATE FROM THE COCKPIT VENTS. CONVERSATION WITH THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF A SIMILAR SMELL IN THE CABIN. BLEEDS WERE SELECTED ON MAX AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES AND THE SMELL HAD SUBSIDED. VISIBLE SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM THE VENTS. ENGINES WERE SECURED AND THE PAX DE-BOARDED. SINCE WE HAD NOT YET PUSHED BACK FROM THE GATE; THIS WAS A RATHER SIMPLE; STRAIGHTFORWARD PROCESS. SMOKE PRODUCTION CEASED IMMEDIATELY UPON ENGINE SHUTDOWN.

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.