B737-800 flight crew reports ground personnel walking in front of operating engine at dfw.

Attributes
ACN	718537
Time
Date	200611
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : pushback
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	718537
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

The APU was inoperative on this aircraft; necessitating a gpu start at the gate. The gpu was parked in front of the #1 engine; so I briefed the guide man that I'd start the #2 engine; then disconnect air and electric; then call for push. After engine start; a ground person was observed to walk directly into the red zone in front of the running #2 engine; seemingly oblivious to the fact that it was running. Very dangerous! Perhaps a gentle reminder to the ground staff that this is a red zone for a reason; and include the recent incident at another airline where a ground handler was killed by this type of airplane doing something similar; would be in order.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-800 FLT CREW RPTS GND PERSONNEL WALKING IN FRONT OF OPERATING ENG AT DFW.

Narrative: THE APU WAS INOP ON THIS ACFT; NECESSITATING A GPU START AT THE GATE. THE GPU WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE #1 ENG; SO I BRIEFED THE GUIDE MAN THAT I'D START THE #2 ENG; THEN DISCONNECT AIR AND ELECTRIC; THEN CALL FOR PUSH. AFTER ENG START; A GND PERSON WAS OBSERVED TO WALK DIRECTLY INTO THE RED ZONE IN FRONT OF THE RUNNING #2 ENG; SEEMINGLY OBLIVIOUS TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS RUNNING. VERY DANGEROUS! PERHAPS A GENTLE REMINDER TO THE GND STAFF THAT THIS IS A RED ZONE FOR A REASON; AND INCLUDE THE RECENT INCIDENT AT ANOTHER AIRLINE WHERE A GND HANDLER WAS KILLED BY THIS TYPE OF AIRPLANE DOING SOMETHING SIMILAR; WOULD BE IN ORDER.

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.