<< >> NASA ASRS Report 893980, June 2010

B767 captain reports the forward cargo door being opened by ramp personnel with the right engine running.

Attributes
ACN	893980
Time
Date	201006
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B767-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

While parked at gate with the right engine running; ramp personnel opened the forward cargo door. This is extremely dangerous and should never be done. Someone could be hurt or killed. Lack of training? Ignorance? Personnel should be told never to approach an aircraft with the engine running and the rotating beacon flashing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 Captain reports the forward cargo door being opened by ramp personnel with the right engine running.

Narrative: While parked at gate with the right engine running; ramp personnel opened the forward cargo door. This is extremely dangerous and should never be done. Someone could be hurt or killed. Lack of training? Ignorance? Personnel should be told NEVER to approach an aircraft with the engine running and the rotating beacon flashing.

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.