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After observing a piece of plastic ingested into the engine inlet; ground personnel advised the flight crew. The flight crew was reported to not be concerned and notified the ramp personnel to disconnect the tow bar.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1253208 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201504 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ramp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter FOD |
Narrative:
While I was pulling plane to gate; a large piece of plastic came across to plane and was swept into engine. I immediatley stopped the plane and notify cockpit of what happened. I ask the pilot if everything was ok and if was safe to move or stay and get help. He notified me that it was ok and I doubled check again if it was ok and he repeated yes it was. As we pulled to gate; I asked him again if everything was ok and if engine was good to go; and he said it was and that I could dissconnect towbar.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: After observing a piece of plastic ingested into the engine inlet; ground personnel advised the flight crew. The flight crew was reported to not be concerned and notified the ramp personnel to disconnect the tow bar.
Narrative: While I was pulling plane to gate; a large piece of plastic came across to plane and was swept into engine. I immediatley stopped the plane and notify cockpit of what happened. I ask the pilot if everything was ok and if was safe to move or stay and get help. He notified me that it was ok and I doubled check again if it was ok and he repeated yes it was. As we pulled to gate; I asked him again if everything was ok and if engine was good to go; and he said it was and that I could dissconnect towbar.
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.