A maintenance technician narrowly avoided serious injury while darting in front of a running engine ...

Attributes
ACN	1215846
Time
Date	201411
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Component
Aircraft Component	Pneumatic Valve/Bleed Valve
Person 1
Function	Technician
Qualification	Maintenance Powerplant Maintenance Airframe
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Person / Animal / Bird

Narrative:

Lead mechanic and I entered the aircraft to complete the procedure which included engine running procedure. I was instructed from lead mechanic to stay away from the engine; but go around the engine while it is running. Lead mechanic was inside of flight deck with crew; and I was outside of aircraft underneath the belly fairing area to complete the procedure. I needed additional tools to complete my job; I was running across in front of engine #1 to grab my tools; totally forgot both engines were running; I was almost sucked into the engine; but I was holding onto the engine inlet about 30sec my I.D (airport authority I.D. And company I.D) and pens were sucked into the engine. Because this aircraft got pushed back and delayed couple of times due to lack of resources (air cart; no crew available); I wanted to get my job done correctly and as soon as possible. Always know what is happening surrounding you and if there were more adequate staffs to help us out. This event could've been avoided.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Maintenance Technician narrowly avoided serious injury while darting in front of a running engine to retrieve tools during a maintenance procedure. Loose items from his pockets were ingested by the engine.

Narrative: Lead mechanic and I entered the aircraft to complete the procedure which included engine running procedure. I was instructed from lead mechanic to stay away from the engine; but go around the engine while it is running. Lead mechanic was inside of flight deck with crew; and I was outside of aircraft underneath the belly fairing area to complete the procedure. I needed additional tools to complete my job; I was running across in front of Engine #1 to grab my tools; totally forgot both engines were running; I was almost sucked into the engine; but I was holding onto the engine inlet about 30sec my I.D (airport authority I.D. and company I.D) and pens were sucked into the engine. Because this aircraft got pushed back and delayed couple of times due to lack of resources (Air Cart; No crew available); I wanted to get my job done correctly and as soon as possible. Always know what is happening surrounding you and if there were more adequate staffs to help us out. This event could've been avoided.

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.

A maintenance technician narrowly avoided serious injury while darting in front of a running engine to retrieve tools during a maintenance procedure. Loose items from his pockets were ingested by the engine.