An air carrier freighter crew caused jet blast to another air carrier's operation on the ramp.

Attributes
ACN	292956
Time
Date	199501
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : smf
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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 : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	292956
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Taxi out from ramp was within company guidelines to avoid jet blast. However, 2 operators behind our aircraft reported excessive blast. Ramp space is probably too tight for normal operations to be safe. Suggest towing aircraft clear of potential problem before engine start or taxi.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FREIGHTER CREW CAUSED JET BLAST TO ANOTHER ACR'S OP ON THE RAMP.

Narrative: TAXI OUT FROM RAMP WAS WITHIN COMPANY GUIDELINES TO AVOID JET BLAST. HOWEVER, 2 OPERATORS BEHIND OUR ACFT RPTED EXCESSIVE BLAST. RAMP SPACE IS PROBABLY TOO TIGHT FOR NORMAL OPS TO BE SAFE. SUGGEST TOWING ACFT CLR OF POTENTIAL PROB BEFORE ENG START OR TAXI.

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.