Air carrier flight crew comp;laint about ramp cleanliness at bos and lga.

Attributes
ACN	142375
Time
Date	199004
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga airport : bos
State Reference	NY
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	142375
Person 2
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6100 flight time type : 2000
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

The ramp conditions in both lga and bos are very dangerous with regards to FOD. This past month a company aircraft picked up a paper/styrofoam cup in lga and subseqently aborted a takeoff due to a completely failed engine on takeoff--a very dangerous situation! I realize this is probably a lessee responsibility, but it is not being taken care of and needs to be addressed by the lessor; i.e., the airport operators or whoever it takes to enforce the need for clean ramps. (I am specifically familiar with company ramps at bos and lga, but it is a general problem.) if left unattended this will lead to more failures and perhaps more serious incident/accident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLT CREW COMP;LAINT ABOUT RAMP CLEANLINESS AT BOS AND LGA.

Narrative: THE RAMP CONDITIONS IN BOTH LGA AND BOS ARE VERY DANGEROUS WITH REGARDS TO FOD. THIS PAST MONTH A COMPANY ACFT PICKED UP A PAPER/STYROFOAM CUP IN LGA AND SUBSEQENTLY ABORTED A TKOF DUE TO A COMPLETELY FAILED ENG ON TKOF--A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION! I REALIZE THIS IS PROBABLY A LESSEE RESPONSIBILITY, BUT IT IS NOT BEING TAKEN CARE OF AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE LESSOR; I.E., THE ARPT OPERATORS OR WHOEVER IT TAKES TO ENFORCE THE NEED FOR CLEAN RAMPS. (I AM SPECIFICALLY FAMILIAR WITH COMPANY RAMPS AT BOS AND LGA, BUT IT IS A GENERAL PROB.) IF LEFT UNATTENDED THIS WILL LEAD TO MORE FAILURES AND PERHAPS MORE SERIOUS INCIDENT/ACCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.