Aircraft engine damaged by foreign object ingestion.

Attributes
ACN	205777
Time
Date	199203
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sdf
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked 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 : 47 flight time total : 14460 flight time type : 116
ASRS Report	205777
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	205898
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

I carefully followed the marshaller's directions into the gate, I taxied slowly and watched cautiously. As the top of his hands touched, I set the brakes and shut down the engines. Immediately after shutting down I felt a vibration and assumed that it was jet blast from behind us. Upon deplaning I noticed an air hose had been partially ingested into the left engine. I believe the problem was caused by ground equipment being parked either too close or not secured properly. To prevent a recurrence I suggest ramps be kept cleaner. Supplemental information from acn 205898. The air cart was parked in front of the engine and apparently the hose was sucked off of the cart and into the engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT ENG DAMAGED BY FOREIGN OBJECT INGESTION.

Narrative: I CAREFULLY FOLLOWED THE MARSHALLER'S DIRECTIONS INTO THE GATE, I TAXIED SLOWLY AND WATCHED CAUTIOUSLY. AS THE TOP OF HIS HANDS TOUCHED, I SET THE BRAKES AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER SHUTTING DOWN I FELT A VIBRATION AND ASSUMED THAT IT WAS JET BLAST FROM BEHIND US. UPON DEPLANING I NOTICED AN AIR HOSE HAD BEEN PARTIALLY INGESTED INTO THE L ENG. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY GND EQUIP BEING PARKED EITHER TOO CLOSE OR NOT SECURED PROPERLY. TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE I SUGGEST RAMPS BE KEPT CLEANER. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 205898. THE AIR CART WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE ENG AND APPARENTLY THE HOSE WAS SUCKED OFF OF THE CART AND INTO THE ENG.

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.