Refuse on airport possible foreign object ingestion by aircraft and aircraft damage.

Attributes
ACN	165381
Time
Date	199012
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjc
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody Transport
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 : 17000
ASRS Report	165381
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

The airport at sjc is constantly covered with litter. Grass areas between the runways and txwys are covered with plastic bags, soda cans, newspapers and other assorted refuse. This presents a real threat of FOD ingestion to aircraft operating in and out of the airport. I have called this to the attention of the local FAA and air carrier airline management personnel. However, the airport authority seems unconcerned re: the situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: REFUSE ON ARPT POSSIBLE FOREIGN OBJECT INGESTION BY ACFT AND ACFT DAMAGE.

Narrative: THE ARPT AT SJC IS CONSTANTLY COVERED WITH LITTER. GRASS AREAS BTWN THE RWYS AND TXWYS ARE COVERED WITH PLASTIC BAGS, SODA CANS, NEWSPAPERS AND OTHER ASSORTED REFUSE. THIS PRESENTS A REAL THREAT OF FOD INGESTION TO ACFT OPERATING IN AND OUT OF THE ARPT. I HAVE CALLED THIS TO THE ATTN OF THE LCL FAA AND ACR AIRLINE MGMNT PERSONNEL. HOWEVER, THE ARPT AUTHORITY SEEMS UNCONCERNED RE: THE SITUATION.

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.