Narrative:

The right engine was running after shutdown check. We parked at the gate with APU running and parking brake set. I did my flow as normal with a cognizant point not to rush. I checked to see that we had ground power- we did. Then gens off and both engines to shutdown position then up to the rest of the switches on the flow. We then read the checklist and I specifically verified each position without rushing. We let the jumpseater open the cockpit door and after we deplaned I did the seat belts the first officer did the walk around. We waited for the passengers to get their carry on bags and since there was no crew I shut the aircraft down. When I arrived from my commute home that evening I received a message telling me that they noticed that right engine was still running. I then notified the first officer. Based on my math the engine was running about 10 minutes after I vacated the aircraft.the checklist was followed so there was a false sense of security that everything was actually the way it was supposed to be. The thrust levers looked in shutdown position. Everything I normally look at seemed right. However I could've and should've incorporated a cognizant check of the gauges in addition to thrust lever position. As the right engine thrust lever looked like it was in shutdown position but in reality is neither in idle nor shutdown it needed just a slight more force toward the shutdown position to complete the shutdown. I also could've caught this by verifying gauges before the terminating check. Other factors include windy conditions in the alley and lots of surrounding aircraft with engines running adding to the noise in close proximity- making more difficult for us to sense that our engine was running. Adding awareness of the gauges with the thrust lever position gives added verification that everything is the way that it is supposed to be. This will now be done prior to every engine shutdown and terminating check. If anything seems out place during walk around it should be brought to other crew members attention.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ-200 flight crew reported not shutting down the right engine after gate arrival. The fuel lever appeared to be in the cutoff position; but was just shy and the engine continued to run after the crew departed.

Narrative: The right engine was running after shutdown check. We parked at the gate with APU running and parking brake set. I did my flow as normal with a cognizant point not to rush. I checked to see that we had ground power- we did. Then gens off and both engines to shutdown position then up to the rest of the switches on the flow. We then read the checklist and I specifically verified each position without rushing. We let the jumpseater open the cockpit door and after we deplaned I did the seat belts the FO did the walk around. We waited for the passengers to get their carry on bags and since there was no crew I shut the aircraft down. When I arrived from my commute home that evening I received a message telling me that they noticed that right engine was still running. I then notified the FO. Based on my math the engine was running about 10 minutes after I vacated the aircraft.The checklist was followed so there was a false sense of security that everything was actually the way it was supposed to be. The Thrust Levers looked in shutdown position. Everything I normally look at seemed right. However I could've and should've incorporated a cognizant check of the gauges in addition to thrust lever position. As the right engine thrust lever looked like it was in shutdown position but in reality is neither in idle nor shutdown it needed just a slight more force toward the shutdown position to complete the shutdown. I also could've caught this by verifying gauges before the terminating check. Other factors include windy conditions in the alley and lots of surrounding aircraft with engines running adding to the noise in close proximity- making more difficult for us to sense that our engine was running. Adding awareness of the gauges with the thrust lever position gives added verification that everything is the way that it is supposed to be. This will now be done prior to every engine shutdown and terminating check. If anything seems out place during walk around it should be brought to other crew members attention.

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.