Narrative:

I completed the weight and balance form, then handed it to the ramp agent. I signaled to him that I was ready to start the #2 engine. The #2 engine started without problems. I then signaled to start the #1 engine. Just before selecting the #1 fuel lever on, the ramp agent indicated to stop the sequence. After releasing the start select switch, I turned towards the #1 engine to see if anything was wrong. As I turned, another ramp agent arrived with an additional load of bags. Since the #2 engine had already been started, I switched from external power to aircraft battery power. The #2 engine RPM was increased to 66%, then the #2 generator was put on-line. I looked up towards the front of the aircraft to signal that the external power could now be disconnected, but the ramp agent was assisting with the loading of the additional bags. I then stuck my head out the window intending to tell them to disconnect the external power, but instead became distraction when given the weight of the additional bags. I corrected both copies of the weight and balance form and gave the agent the station's copy. I signaled that I was ready to start the #1 engine. Engine #1 was started, and I signaled to the ramp agent with a thumbs up that I was ready to taxi. I am not sure, but believe he returned with a thumbs up. I looked to the right for traffic and proceeded to turn right. As the aircraft turned, the first officer told me to stop because the ramp agent held his fist up. I stopped the aircraft after turning approximately 2-3 ft to the right. The external power unit's plug had caught the pins on the aircraft's receptacle to bend slightly aft requiring replacement. Possible contributing factors: dec/thu/96 was my sixth straight day of work in a row. I felt a little tired but otherwise fine. I became a bit irate that the flight was to be delayed further when the additional bags were placed on the aircraft. By placing the #2 generator on-line and having the external power disconnected while the ramp agents were loading the bags, I was trying to decrease the delay. Unfortunately my attention shifted to quickly completing the corrected weight and balance form.

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Title: AN SMT PLT ADMITS THAT HE STARTED TO TAXI BEFORE THE EXTERNAL PWR WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACFT.

Narrative: I COMPLETED THE WT AND BAL FORM, THEN HANDED IT TO THE RAMP AGENT. I SIGNALED TO HIM THAT I WAS READY TO START THE #2 ENG. THE #2 ENG STARTED WITHOUT PROBS. I THEN SIGNALED TO START THE #1 ENG. JUST BEFORE SELECTING THE #1 FUEL LEVER ON, THE RAMP AGENT INDICATED TO STOP THE SEQUENCE. AFTER RELEASING THE START SELECT SWITCH, I TURNED TOWARDS THE #1 ENG TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS WRONG. AS I TURNED, ANOTHER RAMP AGENT ARRIVED WITH AN ADDITIONAL LOAD OF BAGS. SINCE THE #2 ENG HAD ALREADY BEEN STARTED, I SWITCHED FROM EXTERNAL PWR TO ACFT BATTERY PWR. THE #2 ENG RPM WAS INCREASED TO 66%, THEN THE #2 GENERATOR WAS PUT ON-LINE. I LOOKED UP TOWARDS THE FRONT OF THE ACFT TO SIGNAL THAT THE EXTERNAL PWR COULD NOW BE DISCONNECTED, BUT THE RAMP AGENT WAS ASSISTING WITH THE LOADING OF THE ADDITIONAL BAGS. I THEN STUCK MY HEAD OUT THE WINDOW INTENDING TO TELL THEM TO DISCONNECT THE EXTERNAL PWR, BUT INSTEAD BECAME DISTR WHEN GIVEN THE WT OF THE ADDITIONAL BAGS. I CORRECTED BOTH COPIES OF THE WT AND BAL FORM AND GAVE THE AGENT THE STATION'S COPY. I SIGNALED THAT I WAS READY TO START THE #1 ENG. ENG #1 WAS STARTED, AND I SIGNALED TO THE RAMP AGENT WITH A THUMBS UP THAT I WAS READY TO TAXI. I AM NOT SURE, BUT BELIEVE HE RETURNED WITH A THUMBS UP. I LOOKED TO THE R FOR TFC AND PROCEEDED TO TURN R. AS THE ACFT TURNED, THE FO TOLD ME TO STOP BECAUSE THE RAMP AGENT HELD HIS FIST UP. I STOPPED THE ACFT AFTER TURNING APPROX 2-3 FT TO THE R. THE EXTERNAL PWR UNIT'S PLUG HAD CAUGHT THE PINS ON THE ACFT'S RECEPTACLE TO BEND SLIGHTLY AFT REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: DEC/THU/96 WAS MY SIXTH STRAIGHT DAY OF WORK IN A ROW. I FELT A LITTLE TIRED BUT OTHERWISE FINE. I BECAME A BIT IRATE THAT THE FLT WAS TO BE DELAYED FURTHER WHEN THE ADDITIONAL BAGS WERE PLACED ON THE ACFT. BY PLACING THE #2 GENERATOR ON-LINE AND HAVING THE EXTERNAL PWR DISCONNECTED WHILE THE RAMP AGENTS WERE LOADING THE BAGS, I WAS TRYING TO DECREASE THE DELAY. UNFORTUNATELY MY ATTN SHIFTED TO QUICKLY COMPLETING THE CORRECTED WT AND BAL FORM.

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.