Large transport engine running during refueling, and also passenger still aboard the aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	301640
Time
Date	199504
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pie
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : jfk
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 6500
ASRS Report	301640
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Operated flight to pie. Upon parking aircraft (B-727), established APU electric power and shut down #2 engine (#3 shut down on inbound taxi). Just prior to shutting down #1 the APU generator failed and aircraft went dark. The flight engineer was unable to reestablish APU electrics. So I had him place the #1 engine generator back on line and call operations for a ground electric cart. At that time I heard the front door being opened and yelled for the flight attendant to close it because the engine was running. The ground electric cart arrived in 8-9 mins and the engine was shut down and passenger deplaned. Upon leaving the aircraft, an FAA safety inspector waiting to ride our outbound flight informed me that the fueler had been fueling the aircraft during the time our #1 engine was running. When the inspector told the fueler that an engine was still running, the fueler stated that the noise was from the APU and that no engines were running. Will recommend company training for fuelers not to hook up to aircraft until the anti-collision light has been turned off, and to reemphasize to lead flight attendants not to open a door until the 'seat belt' sign has been turned off (per current procedures)!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT ENG RUNNING DURING REFUELING, AND ALSO PAX STILL ABOARD THE ACFT.

Narrative: OPERATED FLT TO PIE. UPON PARKING ACFT (B-727), ESTABLISHED APU ELECTRIC PWR AND SHUT DOWN #2 ENG (#3 SHUT DOWN ON INBOUND TAXI). JUST PRIOR TO SHUTTING DOWN #1 THE APU GENERATOR FAILED AND ACFT WENT DARK. THE FE WAS UNABLE TO REESTABLISH APU ELECTRICS. SO I HAD HIM PLACE THE #1 ENG GENERATOR BACK ON LINE AND CALL OPS FOR A GND ELECTRIC CART. AT THAT TIME I HEARD THE FRONT DOOR BEING OPENED AND YELLED FOR THE FLT ATTENDANT TO CLOSE IT BECAUSE THE ENG WAS RUNNING. THE GND ELECTRIC CART ARRIVED IN 8-9 MINS AND THE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AND PAX DEPLANED. UPON LEAVING THE ACFT, AN FAA SAFETY INSPECTOR WAITING TO RIDE OUR OUTBOUND FLT INFORMED ME THAT THE FUELER HAD BEEN FUELING THE ACFT DURING THE TIME OUR #1 ENG WAS RUNNING. WHEN THE INSPECTOR TOLD THE FUELER THAT AN ENG WAS STILL RUNNING, THE FUELER STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS FROM THE APU AND THAT NO ENGS WERE RUNNING. WILL RECOMMEND COMPANY TRAINING FOR FUELERS NOT TO HOOK UP TO ACFT UNTIL THE ANTI-COLLISION LIGHT HAS BEEN TURNED OFF, AND TO REEMPHASIZE TO LEAD FLT ATTENDANTS NOT TO OPEN A DOOR UNTIL THE 'SEAT BELT' SIGN HAS BEEN TURNED OFF (PER CURRENT PROCS)!

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.