Fatigued E140 flight crew deplanes without shutting down the #2 engine.

Attributes
ACN	690595
Time
Date	200603
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cmh.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sea.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
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 : atp
ASRS Report	690595
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After deplaning on a termination flight in cmh; I got off the plane; briefly helped the agent get a few valet bags to the passenger; and was going back onto the plane to finish post-flight when one of the ramp personnel pointed out that an engine was still running. I found that the switch for the #2 was still on; and the rest of the switches were in the correct position. I also remembered that we had not done a parking checklist and so I verified that everything was accomplished. I think a number of factors contributed; but the main one being fatigue. I had been up since early so that I could commute for an XA20 departure; and it was XM30 at the time of this error. I felt fatigued. Also; the ground power was hooked up during the parking flow; and I remember getting it turned on right away to save fuel; but I allowed it to interrupt my normal flow and never came back to that part of the parking flow. Also; at the same time; I was interested in knowing whether maintenance wanted the plane completely shut down or not; and the rest of the crew quickly began packing up and calling the hotel; as it had been a long day for all of us. There is plenty of emphasis on checklist completion. I should have commuted down the day prior knowing that it was going to be a long day even without a commute.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FATIGUED E140 FLT CREW DEPLANES WITHOUT SHUTTING DOWN THE #2 ENG.

Narrative: AFTER DEPLANING ON A TERMINATION FLT IN CMH; I GOT OFF THE PLANE; BRIEFLY HELPED THE AGENT GET A FEW VALET BAGS TO THE PAX; AND WAS GOING BACK ONTO THE PLANE TO FINISH POST-FLT WHEN ONE OF THE RAMP PERSONNEL POINTED OUT THAT AN ENG WAS STILL RUNNING. I FOUND THAT THE SWITCH FOR THE #2 WAS STILL ON; AND THE REST OF THE SWITCHES WERE IN THE CORRECT POS. I ALSO REMEMBERED THAT WE HAD NOT DONE A PARKING CHKLIST AND SO I VERIFIED THAT EVERYTHING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. I THINK A NUMBER OF FACTORS CONTRIBUTED; BUT THE MAIN ONE BEING FATIGUE. I HAD BEEN UP SINCE EARLY SO THAT I COULD COMMUTE FOR AN XA20 DEP; AND IT WAS XM30 AT THE TIME OF THIS ERROR. I FELT FATIGUED. ALSO; THE GND PWR WAS HOOKED UP DURING THE PARKING FLOW; AND I REMEMBER GETTING IT TURNED ON RIGHT AWAY TO SAVE FUEL; BUT I ALLOWED IT TO INTERRUPT MY NORMAL FLOW AND NEVER CAME BACK TO THAT PART OF THE PARKING FLOW. ALSO; AT THE SAME TIME; I WAS INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHETHER MAINT WANTED THE PLANE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN OR NOT; AND THE REST OF THE CREW QUICKLY BEGAN PACKING UP AND CALLING THE HOTEL; AS IT HAD BEEN A LONG DAY FOR ALL OF US. THERE IS PLENTY OF EMPHASIS ON CHKLIST COMPLETION. I SHOULD HAVE COMMUTED DOWN THE DAY PRIOR KNOWING THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE A LONG DAY EVEN WITHOUT A COMMUTE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.