An air carrier captain is concerned about passenger on the ramp and the noise that his aircraft is p...

Attributes
ACN	276270
Time
Date	199407
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 8500
ASRS Report	276270
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

We were cleared to taxi in to gate X at bos. (This gate is not depicted on commercial chart 10-9B, but is next to Y.) as we got into the alley, we noticed that a commuter about 150 yards behind X was boarding passenger. We stopped to check with our company to see if we should continue our taxi in to X. They said to continue in spite of passenger boarding the commuter. Our concern here was not the exhaust/thrust from our aircraft (we could get to the gate at idle power) but our concern was the engine noise as regards the commuter passenger on the ramp. At this point (the first stop point noise was already an issue and the commuter ramp agents were still walking more people out -- obviously they had no regard for noise versus their passenger) we continued to the gate and shut down. Conclusion: jet engine noise is not pleasant. Passenger should not be allowed on ramp, especially with engines running nearby. If we have to operate this way, passenger boarding should be coordinated with arrs or jets should shut down and get towed to gate. I have notified my company of my thoughts.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR CAPT IS CONCERNED ABOUT PAX ON THE RAMP AND THE NOISE THAT HIS ACFT IS PRODUCING.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI IN TO GATE X AT BOS. (THIS GATE IS NOT DEPICTED ON COMMERCIAL CHART 10-9B, BUT IS NEXT TO Y.) AS WE GOT INTO THE ALLEY, WE NOTICED THAT A COMMUTER ABOUT 150 YARDS BEHIND X WAS BOARDING PAX. WE STOPPED TO CHK WITH OUR COMPANY TO SEE IF WE SHOULD CONTINUE OUR TAXI IN TO X. THEY SAID TO CONTINUE IN SPITE OF PAX BOARDING THE COMMUTER. OUR CONCERN HERE WAS NOT THE EXHAUST/THRUST FROM OUR ACFT (WE COULD GET TO THE GATE AT IDLE PWR) BUT OUR CONCERN WAS THE ENG NOISE AS REGARDS THE COMMUTER PAX ON THE RAMP. AT THIS POINT (THE FIRST STOP POINT NOISE WAS ALREADY AN ISSUE AND THE COMMUTER RAMP AGENTS WERE STILL WALKING MORE PEOPLE OUT -- OBVIOUSLY THEY HAD NO REGARD FOR NOISE VERSUS THEIR PAX) WE CONTINUED TO THE GATE AND SHUT DOWN. CONCLUSION: JET ENG NOISE IS NOT PLEASANT. PAX SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED ON RAMP, ESPECIALLY WITH ENGS RUNNING NEARBY. IF WE HAVE TO OPERATE THIS WAY, PAX BOARDING SHOULD BE COORDINATED WITH ARRS OR JETS SHOULD SHUT DOWN AND GET TOWED TO GATE. I HAVE NOTIFIED MY COMPANY OF MY THOUGHTS.

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.

An air carrier captain is concerned about passenger on the ramp and the noise that his aircraft is producing.