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Captain of widebody transport jet blasted baggage carts into other aircraft when using only 1 of 3 engines when parking aircraft at gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 267863 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199404 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| 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 | L-1011-500 Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | 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 : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 267863 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| 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 | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On arrival in atl, gate was not open so held on taxiway. Shut down #1 and #3 for fuel conservation. Aircraft was light enough to taxi on #2 only. When cleared to gate the gate was not ready and had to stop short. It took about 80 percent N3 to get moving again. The next day, I was informed that some baggage carts behind were blown into another aircraft causing minor damage. These carts were approximately 150 ft away and if properly parked, brakes set and/or chocked should not have been blown around. Supervisory personnel should insure that their workers secure all ground equipment properly as jet blast is a given on an airport ramp.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF WDB JET BLASTED BAGGAGE CARTS INTO OTHER ACFT WHEN USING ONLY 1 OF 3 ENGS WHEN PARKING ACFT AT GATE.
Narrative: ON ARR IN ATL, GATE WAS NOT OPEN SO HELD ON TXWY. SHUT DOWN #1 AND #3 FOR FUEL CONSERVATION. ACFT WAS LIGHT ENOUGH TO TAXI ON #2 ONLY. WHEN CLRED TO GATE THE GATE WAS NOT READY AND HAD TO STOP SHORT. IT TOOK ABOUT 80 PERCENT N3 TO GET MOVING AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY, I WAS INFORMED THAT SOME BAGGAGE CARTS BEHIND WERE BLOWN INTO ANOTHER ACFT CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. THESE CARTS WERE APPROX 150 FT AWAY AND IF PROPERLY PARKED, BRAKES SET AND/OR CHOCKED SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN BLOWN AROUND. SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL SHOULD INSURE THAT THEIR WORKERS SECURE ALL GND EQUIP PROPERLY AS JET BLAST IS A GIVEN ON AN ARPT RAMP.
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.