A B737-700 captain expressed his dismay that his initial report; several weeks previously; of broken...

Narrative:

The concrete in bwi gate #xx safety zone in the vicinity of the #2 engine 'stay clear' zone is still breaking up badly. There is loose gravel and chunks of concrete in and around the #2 engine 'stay clear' zone. This situation was reported in a company report several weeks ago; but the situation is just as bad; or worse; than it was when the situation was first reported. The area that is breaking up appears to be long rectangular area that runs from the front of the safety zone to the rear of the safety zone. This rectangular area appears to be an area which was cut out and then patched with concrete. The concrete in this rectangular area continues to break up allowing foreign object debris (FOD) to accumulate in the safety zone. Also; other FOD is accumulating in the holes left in the concrete. If a proper FOD walkdown was being done before each aircraft arrival; how could this situation go unnoticed?our station manager needs to have situational awareness of the material condition of the flight line; specifically the aircraft safety zones. If concrete is breaking up leaving gravel FOD and concrete FOD in the safety zone; it is something that should not go unnoticed for hours; days; weeks; and months.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-700 Captain expressed his dismay that his initial report; several weeks previously; of broken ramp concrete FOD in the stay clear zone of the right engine at a company gate at BWI failed to elicit a satisfactory response and repair.

Narrative: The concrete in BWI Gate #XX safety zone in the vicinity of the #2 engine 'Stay Clear' zone is still breaking up badly. There is loose gravel and chunks of concrete in and around the #2 engine 'Stay Clear' zone. This situation was reported in a company report several weeks ago; but the situation is just as bad; or worse; than it was when the situation was first reported. The area that is breaking up appears to be long rectangular area that runs from the front of the safety zone to the rear of the safety zone. This rectangular area appears to be an area which was cut out and then patched with concrete. The concrete in this rectangular area continues to break up allowing Foreign Object Debris (FOD) to accumulate in the safety zone. Also; other FOD is accumulating in the holes left in the concrete. If a proper FOD walkdown was being done before each aircraft arrival; how could this situation go unnoticed?Our Station Manager needs to have situational awareness of the material condition of the flight line; specifically the aircraft safety zones. If concrete is breaking up leaving gravel FOD and concrete FOD in the safety zone; it is something that should not go unnoticed for hours; days; weeks; and months.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

Attributes
ACN	1007347
Time
Date	201204
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	BWI.Airport
State Reference	MD
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 492
Events
Anomaly	Ground Event / Encounter FOD

A B737-700 captain expressed his dismay that his initial report; several weeks previously; of broken ramp concrete FOD in the stay clear zone of the right engine at a company gate at bwi failed to elicit a satisfactory response and repair.