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EMB145 first officer is informed after the fact of damage to a jet bridge possibly caused by jet blast from their aircraft as it taxied away from the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 945881 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201104 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
We were parked at a gate. The ramper gave us the signal that all was clear to start engine #1; then engine #2. We started both engines. When the surroundings were clear; the ramper and wing walker marshaled us out of the gate; using minimal break-away power. We received clearance from ground control and continued the taxi out without any knowledge of the damage to the jet bridge. I was told the jet bridge sustained damage from possible jet blast. [Maybe we should] do push-backs instead of power-outs; so that we aren't directing our jet blast toward the jet bridge.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB145 First Officer is informed after the fact of damage to a jet bridge possibly caused by jet blast from their aircraft as it taxied away from the gate.
Narrative: We were parked at a gate. The ramper gave us the signal that all was clear to start engine #1; then engine #2. We started BOTH engines. When the surroundings were clear; the ramper and wing walker marshaled us out of the gate; using minimal break-away power. We received clearance from Ground Control and continued the taxi out without any knowledge of the damage to the jet bridge. I was told the jet bridge sustained damage from possible jet blast. [Maybe we should] do push-backs instead of power-outs; so that we aren't directing our jet blast toward the jet bridge.
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.