A BE40's engine inlet plug was ingested into the engine during start because the captain did not see...

Narrative:

Engine inlet plug was ingested into right engine on engine start. Majority of cover did not ingest; mostly foam is what entered. Below is an excerpt from my report to the employer. A foam engine inlet plug was drawn into the engine on engine start. We arrived at xa:25 am for the flight with sufficient rest. My first officer was on her first flight since receiving a type rating in the beech jet. The airplane was online on time; but because of the wind from the north; the plane was parked pointing to the north (backward with the tail facing the building and ramp lights). I showed my first officer how to operate the door; stairs and most everything that wasn't hands-on experienced at flight safety. The FMS took a while to load because it wasn't the same model as the ones in the simulator and I had to show her how to load everything. We took a while to get that done; along with the cockpit checks; functional checks and cabin preparation for passengers. I did a visual walkaround outside while the first officer was inside and did not notice any engine covers (plug-type); due in part to the darkness and the silhouetting of the plane as viewed from the front. I went to retrieve passengers and I walked around the plane around the long way (around the right side; then around the front) and noticed no anomalies. Upon closing the door; I ran a cockpit flow for before starting engines. I looked out the window; saw the line service worker and indicated I was going to start #2. He looked down the right side of the plane; signaled ok and I pressed the start button. Indications were normal until the itt started to run away. Just before I was about to cut off the fuel; the itt ran back down to 200 or so; then started to rise again. At that point I brought the power lever back to idle cutoff. The flight was terminated due to engine FOD.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE40's engine inlet plug was ingested into the engine during start because the Captain did not see it installed due to early morning ambient lighting and an unusual parking circumstance.

Narrative: Engine Inlet plug was ingested into right engine on engine start. Majority of cover did not ingest; mostly foam is what entered. Below is an excerpt from my report to the employer. A foam engine inlet plug was drawn into the engine on engine start. We arrived at XA:25 am for the flight with sufficient rest. My First Officer was on her first flight since receiving a type rating in the Beech Jet. The airplane was online on time; but because of the wind from the north; the plane was parked pointing to the north (backward with the tail facing the building and ramp lights). I showed my First Officer how to operate the door; stairs and most everything that wasn't hands-on experienced at Flight Safety. The FMS took a while to load because it wasn't the same model as the ones in the simulator and I had to show her how to load everything. We took a while to get that done; along with the cockpit checks; functional checks and cabin preparation for passengers. I did a visual walkaround outside while the First Officer was inside and did not notice any engine covers (plug-type); due in part to the darkness and the silhouetting of the plane as viewed from the front. I went to retrieve passengers and I walked around the plane around the long way (around the right side; then around the front) and noticed no anomalies. Upon closing the door; I ran a cockpit flow for before starting engines. I looked out the window; saw the line service worker and indicated I was going to start #2. He looked down the right side of the plane; signaled OK and I pressed the start button. Indications were normal until the ITT started to run away. Just before I was about to cut off the fuel; the ITT ran back down to 200 or so; then started to rise again. At that point I brought the power lever back to idle cutoff. The flight was terminated due to engine FOD.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	930711
Time
Date	201102
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Beechjet 400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Parked
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Turbine Engine
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90 Flight Crew Total 4200 Flight Crew Type 1400
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 14 Flight Crew Total 2611 Flight Crew Type 0
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter FOD

A BE40's engine inlet plug was ingested into the engine during start because the captain did not see it installed due to early morning ambient lighting and an unusual parking circumstance.