Flight crew of an small transport twin turboprop cpr aircraft left the engines running with the propellers feathered unattended.

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Attributes
ACN	247387
Time
Date	199307
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ma09
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	247387
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft was on ground with propellers feathered and wheels chocked, turbines still running at idle. The aircraft was being attended to by a qualified pilot/fuel attendant as well as other maintenance people. During this time period, the aircraft was left unattended for a period of approximately 2 mins.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN SMT TWIN TURBOPROP CPR ACFT LEFT THE ENGS RUNNING WITH THE PROPS FEATHERED UNATTENDED.

Narrative: ACFT WAS ON GND WITH PROPS FEATHERED AND WHEELS CHOCKED, TURBINES STILL RUNNING AT IDLE. THE ACFT WAS BEING ATTENDED TO BY A QUALIFIED PLT/FUEL ATTENDANT AS WELL AS OTHER MAINT PEOPLE. DURING THIS TIME PERIOD, THE ACFT WAS LEFT UNATTENDED FOR A PERIOD OF APPROX 2 MINS.

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.