B757 flight crew concerned with jetblast from adjacent aircraft taxiing out of ramp area.

Attributes
ACN	556062
Time
Date	200208
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lih.airport
State Reference	HI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B717 (Formerly MD-95)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : lih.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground other : power out from gate
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	556062
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

A B757 pwred out of gate Y at lihue airport while we were parked at gate Z. Because there was another B757 parked in gate X, the first aircraft was required to make a tight turn resulting in a hard jetblast impacting our aircraft, personnel, and equipment in the vicinity. Additionally, personnel and equipment adjacent to the terminal were hit. One ld-3 type baggage cart was blown approximately 20 ft across a taxiway/road which is used by airport vehicles. This problem could be avoided by B757 and similar type aircraft by pulling away from the terminal via tug. In this case, no one was injured. However, the potential for injury and damage is clearly evident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLC CONCERNED WITH JETBLAST FROM ADJACENT ACFT TAXIING OUT OF RAMP AREA.

Narrative: A B757 PWRED OUT OF GATE Y AT LIHUE ARPT WHILE WE WERE PARKED AT GATE Z. BECAUSE THERE WAS ANOTHER B757 PARKED IN GATE X, THE FIRST ACFT WAS REQUIRED TO MAKE A TIGHT TURN RESULTING IN A HARD JETBLAST IMPACTING OUR ACFT, PERSONNEL, AND EQUIP IN THE VICINITY. ADDITIONALLY, PERSONNEL AND EQUIP ADJACENT TO THE TERMINAL WERE HIT. ONE LD-3 TYPE BAGGAGE CART WAS BLOWN APPROX 20 FT ACROSS A TXWY/ROAD WHICH IS USED BY ARPT VEHICLES. THIS PROB COULD BE AVOIDED BY B757 AND SIMILAR TYPE ACFT BY PULLING AWAY FROM THE TERMINAL VIA TUG. IN THIS CASE, NO ONE WAS INJURED. HOWEVER, THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY AND DAMAGE IS CLRLY EVIDENT.

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.