MD80S aircraft parked with left engine running, ramp crew lowered aft stairs which is hazardous due to close proximity of running engine. Proper procedure would be to remain clear until the engine is shut down.

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Attributes
ACN	366010
Time
Date	199704
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : aus
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	366010
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Ramp crew lowered aft stairs with left engine running. This represents a hazard to personnel who must be in close proximity to an engine in order to access the stair control. Therefore, personnel must remain clear of an operating engine and wait for engine shutdown until exposing themselves to unnecessary risk by approaching access panel with engine still operating.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80S ACFT PARKED WITH L ENG RUNNING, RAMP CREW LOWERED AFT STAIRS WHICH IS HAZARDOUS DUE TO CLOSE PROX OF RUNNING ENG. PROPER PROC WOULD BE TO REMAIN CLR UNTIL THE ENG IS SHUT DOWN.

Narrative: RAMP CREW LOWERED AFT STAIRS WITH L ENG RUNNING. THIS REPRESENTS A HAZARD TO PERSONNEL WHO MUST BE IN CLOSE PROX TO AN ENG IN ORDER TO ACCESS THE STAIR CTL. THEREFORE, PERSONNEL MUST REMAIN CLR OF AN OPERATING ENG AND WAIT FOR ENG SHUTDOWN UNTIL EXPOSING THEMSELVES TO UNNECESSARY RISK BY APCHING ACCESS PANEL WITH ENG STILL OPERATING.

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.