B757 captain is concerned that a newly opened commuter ramp near runway 30R at msp is susceptible to...

Attributes
ACN	451978
Time
Date	199910
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : position and hold ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	451978
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport FAA
Primary Problem	Airport
Situations
Airport	design : msp.airport procedure or policy : msp.airport

Narrative:

The ramp for regional aircraft has been relocated to a location next to the parallel taxiway for runway 30R at the approach end of the runway. The ramp has no protective blast fence to guard against damage caused by the jet exhaust of aircraft entering the runway for departure. The tower repeatedly issues clrncs onto the runway requiring higher than normal taxi thrust levels in order to sequence a departure between two arriving aircraft. My company has issued a bulletin to use extreme caution when taxiing onto the runway to preclude the possibility of jet blast damage to the regional ramp. The tower operates as if there is no jet blast hazard on the regional ramp. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the captain stated that no change has taken place at msp. He has submitted reports to both his company and pilot group air safety. The airport management exhibits little if any concern for the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CAPT IS CONCERNED THAT A NEWLY OPENED COMMUTER RAMP NEAR RWY 30R AT MSP IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO BLAST DAMAGE.

Narrative: THE RAMP FOR REGIONAL ACFT HAS BEEN RELOCATED TO A LOCATION NEXT TO THE PARALLEL TXWY FOR RWY 30R AT THE APCH END OF THE RWY. THE RAMP HAS NO PROTECTIVE BLAST FENCE TO GUARD AGAINST DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE JET EXHAUST OF ACFT ENTERING THE RWY FOR DEP. THE TWR REPEATEDLY ISSUES CLRNCS ONTO THE RWY REQUIRING HIGHER THAN NORMAL TAXI THRUST LEVELS IN ORDER TO SEQUENCE A DEP BTWN TWO ARRIVING ACFT. MY COMPANY HAS ISSUED A BULLETIN TO USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN TAXIING ONTO THE RWY TO PRECLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF JET BLAST DAMAGE TO THE REGIONAL RAMP. THE TWR OPERATES AS IF THERE IS NO JET BLAST HAZARD ON THE REGIONAL RAMP. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE CAPT STATED THAT NO CHANGE HAS TAKEN PLACE AT MSP. HE HAS SUBMITTED RPTS TO BOTH HIS COMPANY AND PLT GROUP AIR SAFETY. THE ARPT MGMNT EXHIBITS LITTLE IF ANY CONCERN FOR THE PROB.

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.

B757 captain is concerned that a newly opened commuter ramp near runway 30R at msp is susceptible to blast damage.