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Flight attendant reported to the flight crew that ground personnel were walking within 10 feet of a running engine at the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1048660 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201211 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Person / Animal / Bird |
Narrative:
After landing checked with operations; they advised ground air and electric available. We arrived at gate with engine one running. Ground crew parked the aircraft and attempted to start ground power unit. After waiting 4 minutes; we started the APU. The ground power unit was never connected prior to the crew leaving the aircraft. After the cockpit door was opened a flight attendant stated that ground personnel were walking within 10 feet of the running number one engine. There are no engine inlet safety markings on the ramp. The company procedure does not account for the lack of these markings or proper training of ground personnel. The only other airline that does not [use] APU taxi in procedure has engine inlet safety marking at all of their gates and use only company ground crews. We violate the airbus 19 foot inlet safety guideline in many of our locations. I recommend we suspend the 'no APU taxi in' procedure until a comprehensive review by the safety department is completed. No action will result in a catastrophic event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight Attendant reported to the flight crew that ground personnel were walking within 10 feet of a running engine at the gate.
Narrative: After landing checked with Operations; they advised ground air and electric available. We arrived at gate with engine one running. Ground crew parked the aircraft and attempted to start ground power unit. After waiting 4 minutes; we started the APU. The ground power unit was never connected prior to the crew leaving the aircraft. After the cockpit door was opened a flight attendant stated that ground personnel were walking within 10 feet of the running number one engine. There are no engine inlet safety markings on the ramp. The company procedure does not account for the lack of these markings or proper training of ground personnel. The only other airline that does not [use] APU taxi in procedure has engine inlet safety marking at all of their gates and use only company ground crews. We violate the Airbus 19 foot inlet safety guideline in many of our locations. I recommend we suspend the 'No APU taxi in' procedure until a comprehensive review by the Safety Department is completed. No action will result in a catastrophic event.
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.