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DO228 flight crew reported aircraft damage at the gate resulting from the power cart not being disconnected before it was driven away from the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1008403 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201205 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Do 228-100/200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Just after starting engines I was running my after start flow when I gave the command to disconnect the power cart. The ramper acknowledged with the disconnect signal. As I finished with my after start flow and called for the after start checklist; the first officer and myself felt the airplane tug to the right. We stopped with the checklist and as we were trying to figure out what happened the aircraft once again shook. From my seat I was unable to see the cord still attached but [the first officer] was able to see and advised me of what was going on. I tried to get the ramper's attention any way I could and as he looked back at us he realized the power cart was still attached. He came over to the aircraft; saw the damage and told us to shut down. After shut down I advised maintenance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DO228 flight crew reported aircraft damage at the gate resulting from the power cart not being disconnected before it was driven away from the aircraft.
Narrative: Just after starting engines I was running my after start flow when I gave the command to disconnect the power cart. The ramper acknowledged with the disconnect signal. As I finished with my after start flow and called for the after start checklist; the First Officer and myself felt the airplane tug to the right. We stopped with the checklist and as we were trying to figure out what happened the aircraft once again shook. From my seat I was unable to see the cord still attached but [the First Officer] was able to see and advised me of what was going on. I tried to get the ramper's attention any way I could and as he looked back at us he realized the power cart was still attached. He came over to the aircraft; saw the damage and told us to shut down. After shut down I advised Maintenance.
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.