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A319 flight crew describes a preconditioned air hose being sucked into the number one engine when the jet bridge is pulled back; after starting at the gate due to an inoperative APU.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1206440 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201409 |
| 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 | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 9000 Flight Crew Type 6000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 24000 Flight Crew Type 12000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter FOD |
Narrative:
We were reassigned to an aircraft that had an inop APU. Boarding was complete and the captain and I completed the preflight and push-back checklists. I then ran the ground air start checklist referencing the QRH. The captain coordinated with ground personnel for engine start and high pressure air to be turned on. Ground personnel started the high pressure air and cleared us to start engine #1. I started engine #1 per the ground start checklist and after stabilization and power transfer to the engine #1 generator; I completed the cleanup items on the checklist. The captain then instructed ground personnel to remove the high pressure air hose and ground power. Moments later we heard a large bang and the aircraft started to shake violently. I realized that something had been ingested into the #1 engine and immediately shut it down which also cut power to the aircraft. Ground personnel had no communication with us for the next few minutes. After reestablishing communication we instructed them to reconnect ground power and I called operations to have them bring the jet bridge back to deplane the passengers. Further investigation showed that the ground personnel failed to remove the pc air hose from the aircraft prior to clearing the #1 engine start; causing it to be sucked into the engine. Passengers were deplaned uneventfully and no injuries to passengers or ground personnel were noted.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 flight crew describes a preconditioned air hose being sucked into the number one engine when the jet bridge is pulled back; after starting at the gate due to an inoperative APU.
Narrative: We were reassigned to an aircraft that had an inop APU. Boarding was complete and the Captain and I completed the preflight and push-back checklists. I then ran the ground air start checklist referencing the QRH. The Captain coordinated with ground personnel for engine start and high pressure air to be turned on. Ground Personnel started the high pressure air and cleared us to start engine #1. I started engine #1 per the ground start checklist and after stabilization and power transfer to the engine #1 generator; I completed the cleanup items on the checklist. The Captain then instructed ground personnel to remove the high pressure air hose and ground power. Moments later we heard a large bang and the aircraft started to shake violently. I realized that something had been ingested into the #1 engine and immediately shut it down which also cut power to the aircraft. Ground personnel had no communication with us for the next few minutes. After reestablishing communication we instructed them to reconnect ground power and I called operations to have them bring the jet bridge back to deplane the passengers. Further investigation showed that the ground personnel failed to remove the PC Air hose from the aircraft prior to clearing the #1 engine start; causing it to be sucked into the engine. Passengers were deplaned uneventfully and no injuries to passengers or ground personnel were noted.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.