Small aircraft aircraft damage from departure large transport. Jet blast encounter.

Attributes
ACN	237838
Time
Date	199303
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gcm
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 7500
ASRS Report	237838
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4600 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	238001
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were pushed out from the gate and then pulled forward on the ramp parallel to the runway prior to starting engines. A normal start was completed and taxi requested. Ground control told us to expedite to the runway and into position for takeoff. I pushed the power up to get the aircraft going and then closed the throttles (estimated 2000 pounds fuel flow). Upon arrival at rdu I was then informed that jet blast damage to a pilot's door on a smaller aircraft had been reported. I did not know of any aircraft to my rear at the time of taxi, and the instructions to expedite gave me no cause to suspect otherwise. The ramp at gcm had no parking position depicted to my rear. This event was alleged to be caused by my aircraft, but there were no other witnesses and was not reported for about an hour. The ramp gates were all occupied and other aircraft could have departed in that time. I do not know the type of aircraft that reported the damage and also I'm not in possession of all the facts yet.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ACFT DAMAGE FROM DEP LGT. JET BLAST ENCOUNTER.

Narrative: WE WERE PUSHED OUT FROM THE GATE AND THEN PULLED FORWARD ON THE RAMP PARALLEL TO THE RWY PRIOR TO STARTING ENGS. A NORMAL START WAS COMPLETED AND TAXI REQUESTED. GND CTL TOLD US TO EXPEDITE TO THE RWY AND INTO POS FOR TKOF. I PUSHED THE PWR UP TO GET THE ACFT GOING AND THEN CLOSED THE THROTTLES (ESTIMATED 2000 LBS FUEL FLOW). UPON ARR AT RDU I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT JET BLAST DAMAGE TO A PLT'S DOOR ON A SMALLER ACFT HAD BEEN RPTED. I DID NOT KNOW OF ANY ACFT TO MY REAR AT THE TIME OF TAXI, AND THE INSTRUCTIONS TO EXPEDITE GAVE ME NO CAUSE TO SUSPECT OTHERWISE. THE RAMP AT GCM HAD NO PARKING POS DEPICTED TO MY REAR. THIS EVENT WAS ALLEGED TO BE CAUSED BY MY ACFT, BUT THERE WERE NO OTHER WITNESSES AND WAS NOT RPTED FOR ABOUT AN HR. THE RAMP GATES WERE ALL OCCUPIED AND OTHER ACFT COULD HAVE DEPARTED IN THAT TIME. I DO NOT KNOW THE TYPE OF ACFT THAT RPTED THE DAMAGE AND ALSO I'M NOT IN POSSESSION OF ALL THE FACTS YET.

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.