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When the right engine failed to start; a harried mechanic entered an ATR-72 through a cargo door while the adjacent engine was still running.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 885360 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201004 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | ATR 72 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Turbine Engine |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
A mechanic entered cockpit with engine running. We had completed all checklists and started #2 normally. Ground crew then notified us that the ground air door was open so we shut down #2 while they closed the door. We then started #1 and removed gpu. Attempted to start #2 and engine would not light off; so we performed the aborted start procedure. After waiting 3 minutes; we attempted a second start of #2; which also failed. We then notified a mechanic who was sitting in his truck next to the aircraft. We also notified ground crew to reconnect the gpu. Maintenance personnel then approached the aircraft with #1 running and opened the forward cargo door and entered the cockpit. Engine was shut down as soon as gpu reconnected. Mechanic was very rushed and neglected to wait for #1 to shut down before opening forward cargo door. [There were] many distractions in the cockpit including communications with ground crew; maintenance; and operations.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: When the right engine failed to start; a harried mechanic entered an ATR-72 through a cargo door while the adjacent engine was still running.
Narrative: A Mechanic entered cockpit with engine running. We had completed all checklists and started #2 normally. Ground crew then notified us that the ground air door was open so we shut down #2 while they closed the door. We then started #1 and removed GPU. Attempted to start #2 and engine would not light off; so we performed the aborted start procedure. After waiting 3 minutes; we attempted a second start of #2; which also failed. We then notified a Mechanic who was sitting in his truck next to the aircraft. We also notified ground crew to reconnect the GPU. Maintenance personnel then approached the aircraft with #1 running and opened the forward cargo door and entered the cockpit. Engine was shut down as soon as GPU reconnected. Mechanic was very rushed and neglected to wait for #1 to shut down before opening forward cargo door. [There were] many distractions in the cockpit including communications with ground crew; maintenance; and operations.
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.