After twice having the starter fail to disengage normally the flight crew of a ce-560XL refused a ma...

Attributes
ACN	980319
Time
Date	201111
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Citation Excel (C560XL)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Engine Starting System
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Other Pilot Pushing

Narrative:

The captain started the left engine. Starter would not disengage. Completed checklist and starter disengage button worked. We notified the chief pilot on duty who told the captain it was a common occurrence and to disconnect and reconnect the battery to clear the problem. The captain complied and started the number one engine again. Starter again would not disengage. Checklist completed and again the acting chief pilot was notified who then asked the captain if he we would ferry the aircraft to a maintenance center. The captain asked me. I said no. Aircraft was then written up. All phone calls to maintenance and chief pilots need to be recorded. This type of pressure has to stop.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: After twice having the starter fail to disengage normally the flight crew of a CE-560XL refused a management request that they ferry the aircraft to a maintenance center.

Narrative: The Captain started the left engine. Starter would not disengage. Completed checklist and starter disengage button worked. We notified the Chief Pilot on duty who told the Captain it was a common occurrence and to disconnect and reconnect the battery to clear the problem. The Captain complied and started the number one engine again. Starter again would not disengage. Checklist completed and again the acting Chief Pilot was notified who then asked The Captain if he we would ferry the aircraft to a maintenance center. The Captain asked me. I said no. Aircraft was then written up. All phone calls to Maintenance and Chief Pilots need to be recorded. This type of pressure has to stop.

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.

After twice having the starter fail to disengage normally the flight crew of a ce-560XL refused a management request that they ferry the aircraft to a maintenance center.