A 2 man cockpit crew left 1 of their engines running on deplaning.

Attributes
ACN	278124
Time
Date	199407
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	278124
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	278123
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Taxied to gate interruption by flight attendant. Short connect time, ambiguous procedures caused us to leave the right engine running. We remembered it as we walked down hallway. Too much is asked of flight crew's at a few different times when one is deplaning. Air carrier has a procedure to not shut the engine down until ground power is connected to aircraft. They also have a practice of saying goodbye to the passenger by the pilot who flew the leg. I did all the checklist and told the captain they were slow getting the power on and I would be saying goodbye to the passenger. He acknowledged. When he left, he shut off the rotating beacon and released the parking brake, but failed to shut off the engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A 2 MAN COCKPIT CREW LEFT 1 OF THEIR ENGS RUNNING ON DEPLANING.

Narrative: TAXIED TO GATE INTERRUPTION BY FA. SHORT CONNECT TIME, AMBIGUOUS PROCS CAUSED US TO LEAVE THE R ENG RUNNING. WE REMEMBERED IT AS WE WALKED DOWN HALLWAY. TOO MUCH IS ASKED OF FLC'S AT A FEW DIFFERENT TIMES WHEN ONE IS DEPLANING. ACR HAS A PROC TO NOT SHUT THE ENG DOWN UNTIL GND PWR IS CONNECTED TO ACFT. THEY ALSO HAVE A PRACTICE OF SAYING GOODBYE TO THE PAX BY THE PLT WHO FLEW THE LEG. I DID ALL THE CHKLIST AND TOLD THE CAPT THEY WERE SLOW GETTING THE PWR ON AND I WOULD BE SAYING GOODBYE TO THE PAX. HE ACKNOWLEDGED. WHEN HE LEFT, HE SHUT OFF THE ROTATING BEACON AND RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE, BUT FAILED TO SHUT OFF THE ENG.

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.