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B737-800 captain reported the ramp agent gave the rest of the ramp crew an all clear into the safety zone before the engines were shut down.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1518045 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201802 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Type 11000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
We arrived this morning with snow in progress; and slippery ramp and taxiway conditions. Due to the contaminated conditions; I choose to enter the gate lead-in line with both engines running. We pulled in; and were marshalled to a stop by the ramp crew. I gave the sign for 'brakes set' and before I could even reach for the start levers; the ramp agent who marshalled us in gave the rest of the crew the sign for 'engines clear.' the engines were most definitely not clear. As soon as I saw him give the sign; I shut them down immediately before someone could enter the safety zone. The ramp crew was working in adverse conditions; but needs to slow down and maintain eye contact with the captain while parking the aircraft. This could obviously lead to a catastrophic outcome.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-800 Captain reported the Ramp Agent gave the rest of the ramp crew an all clear into the Safety Zone before the engines were shut down.
Narrative: We arrived this morning with snow in progress; and slippery ramp and taxiway conditions. Due to the contaminated conditions; I choose to enter the gate lead-in line with both engines running. We pulled in; and were marshalled to a stop by the Ramp Crew. I gave the sign for 'brakes set' and before I could even reach for the start levers; the Ramp Agent who marshalled us in gave the rest of the Crew the sign for 'engines clear.' The engines were most definitely not clear. As soon as I saw him give the sign; I shut them down immediately before someone could enter the Safety Zone. The Ramp Crew was working in adverse conditions; but needs to slow down and maintain eye contact with the Captain while parking the aircraft. This could obviously lead to a catastrophic outcome.
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.