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A CRJ200 captain reported running an engine on the ground after maintenance and his jet blast overturned and damaged a tug crossing behind him.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 822140 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200902 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 11800 Flight Crew Type 650 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Other Jet Blast Damage |
Narrative:
Maintenance needed to run up the engine; because pressure relief pin on #1 engine had popped and they replaced it. The passengers were already boarded and we decided to have me run it up rather than take everyone off. I got the sign to start #1 and we proceeded to do the maintenance check. This is when a tug pulling 2 bag carts drove past the rear of the aircraft. It blew 1 cart over and tipped 1 upon 2 wheels; and blew a glass window out on the tug. No injuries were reported and I advised ramp to clean up the glass. I believe there are a couple of reasons: 1) we had no one behind us watching/stopping tug traffic; ground was stopping the aircraft. 2) the tug driver was not paying attention.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CRJ200 Captain reported running an engine on the ground after maintenance and his jet blast overturned and damaged a tug crossing behind him.
Narrative: Maintenance needed to run up the engine; because pressure relief pin on #1 engine had popped and they replaced it. The passengers were already boarded and we decided to have me run it up rather than take everyone off. I got the sign to start #1 and we proceeded to do the maintenance check. This is when a tug pulling 2 bag carts drove past the rear of the aircraft. It blew 1 cart over and tipped 1 upon 2 wheels; and blew a glass window out on the tug. No injuries were reported and I advised Ramp to clean up the glass. I believe there are a couple of reasons: 1) We had no one behind us watching/stopping tug traffic; ground was stopping the aircraft. 2) The Tug Driver was not paying attention.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.