Jet blast causes hand injury when door blown shut.

Attributes
ACN	196391
Time
Date	199112
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ind
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fay
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	196391
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	196218
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We started the #1 (left) engine at the gate. The single engine taxi checklist was completed. Taxi clearance was received from ground control. Company personnel gave hand signals to taxi. The captain advanced the left throttle to taxi off the gate. Once the aircraft began to move in the turn away from the gate, the left throttle was reduced to idle. Standard operating procedures were followed. We continued on our way to clt. We were notified, at our respective homes, that same afternoon by our alpa safety representative that 1 of the ind ground personnel was injured by a door closing on his hand caused by jet blast from our single engine taxi.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: JET BLAST CAUSES HAND INJURY WHEN DOOR BLOWN SHUT.

Narrative: WE STARTED THE #1 (L) ENG AT THE GATE. THE SINGLE ENG TAXI CHKLIST WAS COMPLETED. TAXI CLRNC WAS RECEIVED FROM GND CTL. COMPANY PERSONNEL GAVE HAND SIGNALS TO TAXI. THE CAPT ADVANCED THE L THROTTLE TO TAXI OFF THE GATE. ONCE THE ACFT BEGAN TO MOVE IN THE TURN AWAY FROM THE GATE, THE L THROTTLE WAS REDUCED TO IDLE. STANDARD OPERATING PROCS WERE FOLLOWED. WE CONTINUED ON OUR WAY TO CLT. WE WERE NOTIFIED, AT OUR RESPECTIVE HOMES, THAT SAME AFTERNOON BY OUR ALPA SAFETY REPRESENTATIVE THAT 1 OF THE IND GND PERSONNEL WAS INJURED BY A DOOR CLOSING ON HIS HAND CAUSED BY JET BLAST FROM OUR SINGLE ENG TAXI.

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.