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Old Apr 15, 2024 | 1:28 pm
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Originally Posted by Repooc17
On a flight yesterday (A320), pilot indicated the need to start one of the engines at gate due to some minor mechanical reason, but did not provide any specific.

Anyone know the reason behind?

Thanks!
I've been on flights where the pilot used "powered backing" to back out of a gate. Don't know if that occurred in your case, but it would be unusual on a plane with wing-mounted engines.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerback
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