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Captain of an medium large transport caused jetblast to a commuter aircraft parked at adjacent gate when taxiing out of gate on wet ramp.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 434399 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : syr.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : syr.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 434399 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other other anomaly other |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Taxiing out (pwring out) of gate, caused jet blast damage to small aircraft parked too close on adjacent gate. Wet ramp condition causing somewhat higher power may have been a factor. Must keep light aircraft (in this case a parked commuter aircraft) away from jet gates.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN MLG CAUSED JETBLAST TO A COMMUTER ACFT PARKED AT ADJACENT GATE WHEN TAXIING OUT OF GATE ON WET RAMP.
Narrative: TAXIING OUT (PWRING OUT) OF GATE, CAUSED JET BLAST DAMAGE TO SMALL ACFT PARKED TOO CLOSE ON ADJACENT GATE. WET RAMP CONDITION CAUSING SOMEWHAT HIGHER PWR MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR. MUST KEEP LIGHT ACFT (IN THIS CASE A PARKED COMMUTER ACFT) AWAY FROM JET GATES.
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.