Flight crew exited the aircraft with the left engine still running.

Attributes
ACN	185340
Time
Date	199108
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ric
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 6000
ASRS Report	185340
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Upon setting parking brakes at arrival gate, right engine was shutdown. Left engine was left running awaiting APU spool up. Attention was diverted by exiting passenger and subsequently when first officer read challenge and response checklist, captain answered that both engines were cut off without verifying fuel lever position and engine gauges. Both pilots left airplane to find left engine still running.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC EXITED THE ACFT WITH THE L ENG STILL RUNNING.

Narrative: UPON SETTING PARKING BRAKES AT ARR GATE, R ENG WAS SHUTDOWN. L ENG WAS LEFT RUNNING AWAITING APU SPOOL UP. ATTN WAS DIVERTED BY EXITING PAX AND SUBSEQUENTLY WHEN FO READ CHALLENGE AND RESPONSE CHKLIST, CAPT ANSWERED THAT BOTH ENGS WERE CUT OFF WITHOUT VERIFYING FUEL LEVER POS AND ENG GAUGES. BOTH PLTS LEFT AIRPLANE TO FIND L ENG STILL RUNNING.

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.