Narrative:

While doing an osip inspection of air carrier, a substantial amount of water was discovered inside an in-ground aircraft ground power source (just outside gate xb) in fayetteville, ar. In my opinion, this could possibly cause injury to ground personnel and/or damage to the aircraft. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated he was doing an airport facility inspection when a gate agent advised him of a ground power problem. The reporter said the gate agent showed him several ground power cable pits that were flooded and presented possible electrical shock hazards. The reporter said neither the airport nor the carrier regularly checked and pumped the pits. The reporter said the cables mostly lay on the gate surface but the on/off switch is located in the pit.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A GATE AGENT ADVISED AN FAA SAFETY INSPECTOR OF THE GND PWR CABLE PITS BEING FLOODED AND NOT REGULARLY PUMPED DRY TO PREVENT ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD.

Narrative: WHILE DOING AN OSIP INSPECTION OF ACR, A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF WATER WAS DISCOVERED INSIDE AN IN-GND ACFT GND PWR SOURCE (JUST OUTSIDE GATE XB) IN FAYETTEVILLE, AR. IN MY OPINION, THIS COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE INJURY TO GND PERSONNEL AND/OR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED HE WAS DOING AN ARPT FACILITY INSPECTION WHEN A GATE AGENT ADVISED HIM OF A GND PWR PROB. THE RPTR SAID THE GATE AGENT SHOWED HIM SEVERAL GND PWR CABLE PITS THAT WERE FLOODED AND PRESENTED POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARDS. THE RPTR SAID NEITHER THE ARPT NOR THE CARRIER REGULARLY CHKED AND PUMPED THE PITS. THE RPTR SAID THE CABLES MOSTLY LAY ON THE GATE SURFACE BUT THE ON/OFF SWITCH IS LOCATED IN THE PIT.

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.