Ramp personnel injury due to jet blast.

Attributes
ACN	187701
Time
Date	199108
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 675
ASRS Report	187701
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6800 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	187701
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

This report is premature, however, I am submitting it now under alpa advice. I have been notified that a ground incident occurred at ramp involving an agent and an ld container. I am accused of using excessive thrust in taxi. No report has been filed yet and details are sketchy. I was taxiing on 1 engine from the gate per company procedure. My location was more than 100 yards from the site of the incident and my exhaust was pointed at the terminal and not at the site. Gross weight was far below maximum gross weight and the aircraft taxied easily in a non hurried manner. The gust lock (which limits throttle movement) was on. Aircraft movement was normal in every way. An airport like ord is extremely busy. Everyone must constantly remain diligent. If an ld container and its cover are not secure, they are subject to upset from any source.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RAMP PERSONNEL INJURY DUE TO JET BLAST.

Narrative: THIS RPT IS PREMATURE, HOWEVER, I AM SUBMITTING IT NOW UNDER ALPA ADVICE. I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT A GND INCIDENT OCCURRED AT RAMP INVOLVING AN AGENT AND AN LD CONTAINER. I AM ACCUSED OF USING EXCESSIVE THRUST IN TAXI. NO RPT HAS BEEN FILED YET AND DETAILS ARE SKETCHY. I WAS TAXIING ON 1 ENG FROM THE GATE PER COMPANY PROC. MY LOCATION WAS MORE THAN 100 YARDS FROM THE SITE OF THE INCIDENT AND MY EXHAUST WAS POINTED AT THE TERMINAL AND NOT AT THE SITE. GROSS WT WAS FAR BELOW MAX GROSS WT AND THE ACFT TAXIED EASILY IN A NON HURRIED MANNER. THE GUST LOCK (WHICH LIMITS THROTTLE MOVEMENT) WAS ON. ACFT MOVEMENT WAS NORMAL IN EVERY WAY. AN ARPT LIKE ORD IS EXTREMELY BUSY. EVERYONE MUST CONSTANTLY REMAIN DILIGENT. IF AN LD CONTAINER AND ITS COVER ARE NOT SECURE, THEY ARE SUBJECT TO UPSET FROM ANY SOURCE.

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.