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A ramp serviceperson awaiting the opening of the main cabin door witnessed the passenger agent who had marshaled the commuter aircraft into the gate performing a walk around while the right engine was still operating; contrary to their operations manual.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1091138 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201305 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ramp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
After the passenger agent receiving our express commuter flight stopped the aircraft I chalked the nose gear and then was waiting for the main cabin door to open. As the door opened and the jetbridge was pulling up I noticed this agent was doing a walk around with engine two not shut down! Our operations manual safety chapter states; 'approaching the forward and aft cargo pit to offload baggage and cargo is allowed [only] after the nlg [nose landing gear] is chocked; the mcd [main cabin door] is open and power to the opposite area of engine operation of the cargo pit has been shut down.' I could not believe my eyes! She could have been seriously injured. This is a serious infraction.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A ramp serviceperson awaiting the opening of the main cabin door witnessed the passenger agent who had marshaled the commuter aircraft into the gate performing a walk around while the right engine was still operating; contrary to their operations manual.
Narrative: After the passenger agent receiving our express commuter flight stopped the aircraft I chalked the nose gear and then was waiting for the main cabin door to open. As the door opened and the jetbridge was pulling up I noticed this agent was doing a walk around with engine two NOT shut down! Our Operations Manual Safety chapter states; 'Approaching the forward and aft cargo pit to offload baggage and cargo is allowed [only] after the NLG [Nose Landing Gear] is chocked; the MCD [Main Cabin Door] is open and power to the opposite area of engine operation of the cargo pit has been shut down.' I could not believe my eyes! She could have been seriously injured. This is a serious infraction.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.