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During the pushback and taxi procedure, reporter is told later that his aircraft's jet blast blew a pilot off a wing inspection ladder of an adjacent aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 463430 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200002 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : pushback |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 463430 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : chief pilot 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Ground crew pushed us back at a 45 degree angle, tail to my left. Used 1.14 EPR left, 1.12 EPR right to taxi. Upon arrival at dfw the chief pilot informed me that I blew a pilot off a wing inspection ladder that was behind me. I was glad to hear that he was not hurt.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DURING THE PUSHBACK AND TAXI PROC, RPTR IS TOLD LATER THAT HIS ACFT'S JET BLAST BLEW A PLT OFF A WING INSPECTION LADDER OF AN ADJACENT ACFT.
Narrative: GND CREW PUSHED US BACK AT A 45 DEG ANGLE, TAIL TO MY L. USED 1.14 EPR L, 1.12 EPR R TO TAXI. UPON ARR AT DFW THE CHIEF PLT INFORMED ME THAT I BLEW A PLT OFF A WING INSPECTION LADDER THAT WAS BEHIND ME. I WAS GLAD TO HEAR THAT HE WAS NOT HURT.
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.