An air carrier B757 crew failed to do the parking checklist. The left engine was left running. Error...

Attributes
ACN	351573
Time
Date	199610
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	351573
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Ours was a multi-leg trip. On this day we were to fly ewr-ord-dca-ord-dsm. The lousy WX at ord caused extensive delays on the ground and in the air all day and night. On the dca-ord leg, these delays gave us a 4:44 leg with an 8:46 flight time and 14:30 duty day so far, with an ord-dsm leg yet to go. A plane full of people was waiting for us at another gate. Finally we parked at the gate at ord and waited with 1 engine (left) running for external power to be plugged in. The shutdown SOP was done and I left the cockpit. The copilot started leaving the cockpit when a jump seater, hwo had been riding in the cabin, questioned why the left engine was still running. The copilot returned and selected external power and shut down the engine. I returned and the parking checklist was done. No damage done, but the dangerous possibilities are endless! Fatigue, stress, pressure to get to the next flight all help explain this lapse but don't excuse it. Worse, I can think of no failsafe procedure to prevent it in the future other than re- emphasize constant awareness, especially when fatigued and pressured.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR B757 CREW FAILED TO DO THE PARKING CHKLIST. THE L ENG WAS LEFT RUNNING. ERROR ADMITTED. NIGHT OP. GATE OP.

Narrative: OURS WAS A MULTI-LEG TRIP. ON THIS DAY WE WERE TO FLY EWR-ORD-DCA-ORD-DSM. THE LOUSY WX AT ORD CAUSED EXTENSIVE DELAYS ON THE GND AND IN THE AIR ALL DAY AND NIGHT. ON THE DCA-ORD LEG, THESE DELAYS GAVE US A 4:44 LEG WITH AN 8:46 FLT TIME AND 14:30 DUTY DAY SO FAR, WITH AN ORD-DSM LEG YET TO GO. A PLANE FULL OF PEOPLE WAS WAITING FOR US AT ANOTHER GATE. FINALLY WE PARKED AT THE GATE AT ORD AND WAITED WITH 1 ENG (L) RUNNING FOR EXTERNAL PWR TO BE PLUGGED IN. THE SHUTDOWN SOP WAS DONE AND I LEFT THE COCKPIT. THE COPLT STARTED LEAVING THE COCKPIT WHEN A JUMP SEATER, HWO HAD BEEN RIDING IN THE CABIN, QUESTIONED WHY THE L ENG WAS STILL RUNNING. THE COPLT RETURNED AND SELECTED EXTERNAL PWR AND SHUT DOWN THE ENG. I RETURNED AND THE PARKING CHKLIST WAS DONE. NO DAMAGE DONE, BUT THE DANGEROUS POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS! FATIGUE, STRESS, PRESSURE TO GET TO THE NEXT FLT ALL HELP EXPLAIN THIS LAPSE BUT DON'T EXCUSE IT. WORSE, I CAN THINK OF NO FAILSAFE PROC TO PREVENT IT IN THE FUTURE OTHER THAN RE- EMPHASIZE CONSTANT AWARENESS, ESPECIALLY WHEN FATIGUED AND PRESSURED.

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 B757 crew failed to do the parking checklist. The left engine was left running. Error admitted. Night operation. Gate operation.