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Air carrier mdt engine start with fuel truck reported too close to aircraft and vehicle driver not around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 81978 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198802 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 3900 |
| ASRS Report | 81978 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
In an effort to assist maintenance trouble shoot a problem on a flight already late, aircraft was started (#1 engine/left side) with fuel truck in fueling position, possibly connected. Start was initiated after being cleared to turn/start by mechanics. Fueling position is at least 10' from aircraft on #2/right side. Mechanics requested #2, right engine started. Fuel truck was notified disconnected (but operator was nowhere to be found) by mechanics. No. 2 engine/right was started with fuel truck at least 10' from aircraft. No incidents occurred but the potential was there for a possible hazard.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MDT ENGINE START WITH FUEL TRUCK REPORTED TOO CLOSE TO ACFT AND VEHICLE DRIVER NOT AROUND.
Narrative: IN AN EFFORT TO ASSIST MAINT TROUBLE SHOOT A PROB ON A FLT ALREADY LATE, ACFT WAS STARTED (#1 ENG/L SIDE) WITH FUEL TRUCK IN FUELING POS, POSSIBLY CONNECTED. START WAS INITIATED AFTER BEING CLRED TO TURN/START BY MECHS. FUELING POS IS AT LEAST 10' FROM ACFT ON #2/R SIDE. MECHS REQUESTED #2, R ENG STARTED. FUEL TRUCK WAS NOTIFIED DISCONNECTED (BUT OPERATOR WAS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND) BY MECHS. NO. 2 ENG/R WAS STARTED WITH FUEL TRUCK AT LEAST 10' FROM ACFT. NO INCIDENTS OCCURRED BUT THE POTENTIAL WAS THERE FOR A POSSIBLE HAZARD.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.