B737 flight crew has ground personnel approach the aircraft while #2 engine is winding down and beac...

Attributes
ACN	699189
Time
Date	200606
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pdx.airport
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bos.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time type : 6200
ASRS Report	699189
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Aircraft APU electrics inoperative. This required leaving 1 engine running until ground power applied. This gate has an uphill grade; so captain delayed shutting down #2 engine until we were within about 4 ft of the stopping point. The moment the aircraft stopped; I observed the ramp crew move the belt loader into position for the forward cargo door; right in front of the #2 engine; which fortunately had been shut down seconds earlier. The anti-collision light was still illuminated. Upon completion of the checklists; maintenance personnel came to the flight deck; expressing concern over the situation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 FLT CREW HAS GND PERSONNEL APCH THE ACFT WHILE #2 ENG IS WINDING DOWN AND BEACON IS ON.

Narrative: ACFT APU ELECTRICS INOP. THIS REQUIRED LEAVING 1 ENG RUNNING UNTIL GND PWR APPLIED. THIS GATE HAS AN UPHILL GRADE; SO CAPT DELAYED SHUTTING DOWN #2 ENG UNTIL WE WERE WITHIN ABOUT 4 FT OF THE STOPPING POINT. THE MOMENT THE ACFT STOPPED; I OBSERVED THE RAMP CREW MOVE THE BELT LOADER INTO POS FOR THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR; RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE #2 ENG; WHICH FORTUNATELY HAD BEEN SHUT DOWN SECONDS EARLIER. THE ANTI-COLLISION LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED. UPON COMPLETION OF THE CHKLISTS; MAINT PERSONNEL CAME TO THE FLT DECK; EXPRESSING CONCERN OVER THE SITUATION.

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.

B737 flight crew has ground personnel approach the aircraft while #2 engine is winding down and beacon is on.