An A32O captain reports ramp agents opened both cargo doors before the engines were shut down at the gate. Jet blast knocked an agent down.

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Attributes
ACN	777145
Time
Date	200803
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground other : shutdown
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	777145
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : person non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

After exiting; it is a very short taxi to gate. Both cargo doors were opened prior to shutting down the #2 engine. 1 ramper was knocked down from the jetblast.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A32O CAPT REPORTS RAMP AGENTS OPENED BOTH CARGO DOORS BEFORE THE ENGINES WERE SHUT DOWN AT THE GATE. JET BLAST KNOCKED AN AGENT DOWN.

Narrative: AFTER EXITING; IT IS A VERY SHORT TAXI TO GATE. BOTH CARGO DOORS WERE OPENED PRIOR TO SHUTTING DOWN THE #2 ENG. 1 RAMPER WAS KNOCKED DOWN FROM THE JETBLAST.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.