An airbus A320 ingested the air conditioning hose at the gate in mem.

Attributes
ACN	436878
Time
Date	199905
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6600 flight time type : 1065
ASRS Report	436878
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	436888
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : fod non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

While parked at gate (mem) waiting for external power to be plugged in, heard and felt noise and vibration. Captain shut down #1 engine. Air conditioning hose sucked into #1 engine. FOD. Supplemental information from acn 436888: agent pulled air conditioning hose in front of running engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIRBUS A320 INGESTED THE AIR CONDITIONING HOSE AT THE GATE IN MEM.

Narrative: WHILE PARKED AT GATE (MEM) WAITING FOR EXTERNAL PWR TO BE PLUGGED IN, HEARD AND FELT NOISE AND VIBRATION. CAPT SHUT DOWN #1 ENG. AIR CONDITIONING HOSE SUCKED INTO #1 ENG. FOD. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 436888: AGENT PULLED AIR CONDITIONING HOSE IN FRONT OF RUNNING ENG.

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.