Flight crew of cargo medium large transport used taxi power turning out of parking. Broke windows of...

Attributes
ACN	126287
Time
Date	198910
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	126287
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	126272
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After a short taxi out from FBO in stl, we stopped the aircraft (medium large transport) because of a locked brake. Shut down both engines to investigate the problem. After exiting the aircraft the captain and I were informed by the ground crew that damage was caused to the FBO building due to our jet blast. Several windows were broken and damage to the entrance way of the building occurred. Contributing factors: in the process of discovering the locked brake, normal taxi power was applied during the initial turnout from parking. This taxi power and the arc by the tailpipes of the engines (which I estimate to be 65-70' from the building) contributed to the damage. Corrective actions: 1) extreme caution must be used in congested parking areas, for even taxi power can cause damage under certain circumstances. 2) although not always possible, aircraft must be parked in the least congested area as feasible.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF CARGO MLG USED TAXI POWER TURNING OUT OF PARKING. BROKE WINDOWS OF FBO. LOCKED BRAKE.

Narrative: AFTER A SHORT TAXI OUT FROM FBO IN STL, WE STOPPED THE ACFT (MLG) BECAUSE OF A LOCKED BRAKE. SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGINES TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER EXITING THE ACFT THE CAPT AND I WERE INFORMED BY THE GND CREW THAT DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO THE FBO BUILDING DUE TO OUR JET BLAST. SEVERAL WINDOWS WERE BROKEN AND DAMAGE TO THE ENTRANCE WAY OF THE BUILDING OCCURRED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: IN THE PROCESS OF DISCOVERING THE LOCKED BRAKE, NORMAL TAXI POWER WAS APPLIED DURING THE INITIAL TURNOUT FROM PARKING. THIS TAXI POWER AND THE ARC BY THE TAILPIPES OF THE ENGINES (WHICH I ESTIMATE TO BE 65-70' FROM THE BUILDING) CONTRIBUTED TO THE DAMAGE. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: 1) EXTREME CAUTION MUST BE USED IN CONGESTED PARKING AREAS, FOR EVEN TAXI POWER CAN CAUSE DAMAGE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. 2) ALTHOUGH NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE, ACFT MUST BE PARKED IN THE LEAST CONGESTED AREA AS FEASIBLE.

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.

Flight crew of cargo medium large transport used taxi power turning out of parking. Broke windows of FBO. Locked brake.