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Jet blast from 3 engine jet aircraft departing gate allegedly damaged aircraft behind departing aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 112237 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198905 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : nas |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lax |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 112237 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Aircraft was parked at gate at nassau. Taxiing requires a hard right 180 turn to get out of gate. I used power of 3 engines to start forward, initiated hard right turn, reduced #3 to idle, and kept power on 1 and 2 to keep aircraft rolling in the turn. I used only what I felt was necessary to keep my aircraft rolling. Clearance is tight and I was concerned about missing poles, bldg, etc. As soon as aircraft was nearing end of turn (approaching full reversal of turn out of space), I reduced power to idle. Captain of another aircraft immediately to left of our parking spot (behind me at beginning of turn), complained that his aircraft was damaged by jet blast. He called on radio while I was nearing takeoff saying that he was going to check his cargo door. I feel that I was in a very tight taxiing position and used only necessary power to keep my aircraft moving. I had ground permission to taxi. I have no information re damage to other aircraft or ground equipment.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: JET BLAST FROM 3 ENGINE JET ACFT DEPARTING GATE ALLEGEDLY DAMAGED ACFT BEHIND DEPARTING ACFT.
Narrative: ACFT WAS PARKED AT GATE AT NASSAU. TAXIING REQUIRES A HARD RIGHT 180 TURN TO GET OUT OF GATE. I USED POWER OF 3 ENGINES TO START FORWARD, INITIATED HARD RIGHT TURN, REDUCED #3 TO IDLE, AND KEPT POWER ON 1 AND 2 TO KEEP ACFT ROLLING IN THE TURN. I USED ONLY WHAT I FELT WAS NECESSARY TO KEEP MY ACFT ROLLING. CLRNC IS TIGHT AND I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT MISSING POLES, BLDG, ETC. AS SOON AS ACFT WAS NEARING END OF TURN (APCHING FULL REVERSAL OF TURN OUT OF SPACE), I REDUCED POWER TO IDLE. CAPT OF ANOTHER ACFT IMMEDIATELY TO LEFT OF OUR PARKING SPOT (BEHIND ME AT BEGINNING OF TURN), COMPLAINED THAT HIS ACFT WAS DAMAGED BY JET BLAST. HE CALLED ON RADIO WHILE I WAS NEARING TKOF SAYING THAT HE WAS GOING TO CHECK HIS CARGO DOOR. I FEEL THAT I WAS IN A VERY TIGHT TAXIING POSITION AND USED ONLY NECESSARY POWER TO KEEP MY ACFT MOVING. I HAD GND PERMISSION TO TAXI. I HAVE NO INFO RE DAMAGE TO OTHER ACFT OR GND EQUIPMENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.