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Ground personnel reported captain started engine without obtaining clearance; almost ingesting a ground agent.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1724513 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202002 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | APU Pneumatic System & Ducting |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
An air start was needed at [gate] on a quick turn. When I went on the headset I told the captain we are ready for an air start. He then proceeded to start engine number 2 on his own. An agent did not know that engine was on and walked right in front and almost got sucked in.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Ground personnel reported Captain started engine without obtaining clearance; almost ingesting a ground agent.
Narrative: An air start was needed at [gate] on a quick turn. when I went on the headset I told the Captain we are ready for an air start. He then proceeded to start engine number 2 on his own. An agent did not know that engine was on and walked right in front and almost got sucked in.
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.