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PIC of widebody transport deviates from procedure in engine start process. Attempts a one engine taxi and injures two persons on ground.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 132153 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198912 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tpe |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground other : taxi |
| Route In Use | departure other enroute : pacific |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 225 |
| ASRS Report | 132153 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Before departure from gate maintenance suggested aircraft be pushed into wind for engine start because of strong winds. Just before pushback maintenance stated winds were not as strong and he would push me straight back. I started the center engine and had to abandon starting #1 engine as tgt approached an unacceptable range. 3 times I tried to get maintenance to reconnect me and tow me into the wind. I finally realized that we had a communications breakdown and told him I would single engine taxi. Aircraft was too close to grassy area to turn left so made a 270 degree turn to the right using minimum power. 2 people were blown over and received injuries. I feel that language problem and inexperience of ground personnel as to the danger of jet blast when one is too close caused this problem. Also widebody transport should always face into wind when prevailing speed of wind is 10 KTS or more and single engine taxi should not be recommended.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PIC OF WDB DEVIATES FROM PROC IN ENGINE START PROCESS. ATTEMPTS A ONE ENGINE TAXI AND INJURES TWO PERSONS ON GND.
Narrative: BEFORE DEP FROM GATE MAINT SUGGESTED ACFT BE PUSHED INTO WIND FOR ENGINE START BECAUSE OF STRONG WINDS. JUST BEFORE PUSHBACK MAINT STATED WINDS WERE NOT AS STRONG AND HE WOULD PUSH ME STRAIGHT BACK. I STARTED THE CENTER ENGINE AND HAD TO ABANDON STARTING #1 ENGINE AS TGT APPROACHED AN UNACCEPTABLE RANGE. 3 TIMES I TRIED TO GET MAINT TO RECONNECT ME AND TOW ME INTO THE WIND. I FINALLY REALIZED THAT WE HAD A COMS BREAKDOWN AND TOLD HIM I WOULD SINGLE ENGINE TAXI. ACFT WAS TOO CLOSE TO GRASSY AREA TO TURN LEFT SO MADE A 270 DEG TURN TO THE RIGHT USING MINIMUM POWER. 2 PEOPLE WERE BLOWN OVER AND RECEIVED INJURIES. I FEEL THAT LANGUAGE PROBLEM AND INEXPERIENCE OF GND PERSONNEL AS TO THE DANGER OF JET BLAST WHEN ONE IS TOO CLOSE CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. ALSO WDB SHOULD ALWAYS FACE INTO WIND WHEN PREVAILING SPEED OF WIND IS 10 KTS OR MORE AND SINGLE ENGINE TAXI SHOULD NOT BE RECOMMENDED.
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.