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Jetblast from a parking B757 blows a hand cart into the wing of a nearby commuter turboprop at dfw, tx.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 574019 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200302 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dca.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 : gate turn in |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Challenger CL601 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 17500 flight time type : 850 |
| ASRS Report | 574019 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle ground encounters other non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : gnd 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Company Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
| Situations | |
| Airport | design : dfw.airport procedure or policy : dfw.airport |
Narrative:
As we approached gate during taxi in, both engines were running. 2 wing walkers were in place giving all clear and lead ramp agent giving ok signal to proceed. Prior to turn-in, slight power was added to facilitate turn of greater than 90 degrees and then engines retarded to idle before starting turn. After chocks were in, lead agent on ground got on intercom and said that during our turn-in, engine blast from our aircraft had blown a bag cart over the wing of a regional jet parked behind our aircraft. This cart had been behind the wing of the regional jet and inside the ramp safety area. The cart damaged the left flap and spoiler area of the left wing. No personnel were injured. Due to limited space in this ramp area, this gate should be a tow-in gate to prevent future incidents of this type.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: JETBLAST FROM A PARKING B757 BLOWS A HAND CART INTO THE WING OF A NEARBY COMMUTER TURBOPROP AT DFW, TX.
Narrative: AS WE APCHED GATE DURING TAXI IN, BOTH ENGS WERE RUNNING. 2 WING WALKERS WERE IN PLACE GIVING ALL CLR AND LEAD RAMP AGENT GIVING OK SIGNAL TO PROCEED. PRIOR TO TURN-IN, SLIGHT PWR WAS ADDED TO FACILITATE TURN OF GREATER THAN 90 DEGS AND THEN ENGS RETARDED TO IDLE BEFORE STARTING TURN. AFTER CHOCKS WERE IN, LEAD AGENT ON GND GOT ON INTERCOM AND SAID THAT DURING OUR TURN-IN, ENG BLAST FROM OUR ACFT HAD BLOWN A BAG CART OVER THE WING OF A REGIONAL JET PARKED BEHIND OUR ACFT. THIS CART HAD BEEN BEHIND THE WING OF THE REGIONAL JET AND INSIDE THE RAMP SAFETY AREA. THE CART DAMAGED THE L FLAP AND SPOILER AREA OF THE L WING. NO PERSONNEL WERE INJURED. DUE TO LIMITED SPACE IN THIS RAMP AREA, THIS GATE SHOULD BE A TOW-IN GATE TO PREVENT FUTURE INCIDENTS OF THIS TYPE.
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.