Damage occurs to aircraft parts placed in ramp area upon startup of mdt's engines.

Attributes
ACN	205874
Time
Date	199203
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mzj
State Reference	AZ
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 Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	205874
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	205873
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

The aircraft we were to ferry to den was positioned facing the flight line. We asked that the aircraft be positioned 90 degrees to its original position due to its close proximity to another aircraft and the prevailing winds. Company ground personnel positioned us 180 degrees to the aircraft's original position (tail facing the flight line).the aircraft was approximately the length of an large transport away from some stands and aircraft parts. Company ground personnel were present during the entire start sequence. Started engines in feather. Selected condition levers to maximum. Propellers came out of feather. Power levers were set at flight idle. Company ground personnel signaled us to cut engines. We feathered and then shut down the engines. Widebody transport flap segments that company ground personnel had resting on the stands behind the aircraft (flaps had not been tied down) were moved by the propeller blast causing damage to them.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DAMAGE OCCURS TO ACFT PARTS PLACED IN RAMP AREA UPON STARTUP OF MDT'S ENGS.

Narrative: THE ACFT WE WERE TO FERRY TO DEN WAS POSITIONED FACING THE FLT LINE. WE ASKED THAT THE ACFT BE POSITIONED 90 DEGS TO ITS ORIGINAL POS DUE TO ITS CLOSE PROX TO ANOTHER ACFT AND THE PREVAILING WINDS. CGP POSITIONED US 180 DEGS TO THE ACFT'S ORIGINAL POS (TAIL FACING THE FLT LINE).THE ACFT WAS APPROX THE LENGTH OF AN LGT AWAY FROM SOME STANDS AND ACFT PARTS. CGP WERE PRESENT DURING THE ENTIRE START SEQUENCE. STARTED ENGS IN FEATHER. SELECTED CONDITION LEVERS TO MAX. PROPS CAME OUT OF FEATHER. PWR LEVERS WERE SET AT FLT IDLE. CGP SIGNALED US TO CUT ENGS. WE FEATHERED AND THEN SHUT DOWN THE ENGS. WDB FLAP SEGMENTS THAT CGP HAD RESTING ON THE STANDS BEHIND THE ACFT (FLAPS HAD NOT BEEN TIED DOWN) WERE MOVED BY THE PROP BLAST CAUSING DAMAGE TO THEM.

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.