<< >> NASA ASRS Report 778745, March 2008

A B737 pilot reports that with an engine running because the APU was inoperative; the jetway was put to the aircraft and a ramp person opened the rear cargo door.

Attributes
ACN	778745
Time
Date	200803
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
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 : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60
ASRS Report	778745
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : person non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Aircraft had APU on MEL. L-hand engine running. Beacon 'on' and aft cargo doors opened as soon as jetway was at aircraft. Ground personnel had difficulty with starting; positioning; and putting gpu electrical on. I did not believe that the jetway could even approach the aircraft with the rotating beacon on; but apparently they can to deplane. Problem is most rampers approach the aircraft as long as the jetway is at the airplane. Jetway operator said as long as the front wheels are chocked we can approach the aircraft. That leaves someone such as a ramper who is not thinking to approach the aircraft and if they were to take a shortcut in between the engine and the jetway; then well you know; no more ramper!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 PILOT REPORTS THAT WITH AN ENG RUNNING BECAUSE THE APU WAS INOP; THE JETWAY WAS PUT TO THE ACFT AND A RAMP PERSON OPENED THE REAR CARGO DOOR.

Narrative: ACFT HAD APU ON MEL. L-HAND ENG RUNNING. BEACON 'ON' AND AFT CARGO DOORS OPENED AS SOON AS JETWAY WAS AT ACFT. GND PERSONNEL HAD DIFFICULTY WITH STARTING; POSITIONING; AND PUTTING GPU ELECTRICAL ON. I DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE JETWAY COULD EVEN APCH THE ACFT WITH THE ROTATING BEACON ON; BUT APPARENTLY THEY CAN TO DEPLANE. PROB IS MOST RAMPERS APCH THE ACFT AS LONG AS THE JETWAY IS AT THE AIRPLANE. JETWAY OPERATOR SAID AS LONG AS THE FRONT WHEELS ARE CHOCKED WE CAN APCH THE ACFT. THAT LEAVES SOMEONE SUCH AS A RAMPER WHO IS NOT THINKING TO APPROACH THE ACFT AND IF THEY WERE TO TAKE A SHORTCUT IN BTWN THE ENG AND THE JETWAY; THEN WELL YOU KNOW; NO MORE RAMPER!

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.