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Ramp employee reported encountering jet blast from an aircraft that began to taxi from adjacent gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1508472 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201801 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ramp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
During pushback from gate; I witness a horrible jet blast event. Airbus A320 was pushing out of gate xx; adjacent to [my gate]. Both gates require standard push; tail west onto taxiway alpha. My order was to push tail west - spot 2; which was directly behind [other aircraft]. My pushback crew and I were closing the door on the communication box when I (the pushback driver) and another fellow ramper experienced severe jetblast from [other aircraft] as they were just starting their taxi. The real problem was; it was knocking the headset box over almost spilling wands/cords/bypass pins onto the tarmac right under the aircraft we just assisted and had engines running.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Ramp employee reported encountering jet blast from an aircraft that began to taxi from adjacent gate.
Narrative: During pushback from gate; I witness a horrible jet blast event. Airbus A320 was pushing out of Gate XX; adjacent to [my gate]. Both gates require standard push; tail west onto taxiway Alpha. My order was to push tail west - Spot 2; which was directly behind [other aircraft]. My pushback crew and I were closing the door on the communication box when I (the pushback driver) and another fellow ramper experienced severe Jetblast from [other aircraft] as they were just starting their taxi. The real problem was; it was knocking the headset box over almost spilling wands/cords/bypass pins onto the tarmac right under the aircraft we just assisted and had engines running.
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.