B737 flight attendant reports a gate agent moving the jetway without announcing her intentions or er...

Narrative:

After [the last passenger left] the plane; I was going to give [the agent] a hat and book that were left behind. When I was at the threshold; I heard [the agent] yell; 'move-I'm adjusting the jet bridge.' I was startled and hopped in the jet bridge to leave the forgotten items on the podium. I assumed she was 'leveling' the jet bridge; but when I turned around she was pulling the jet bridge back from the plane while the forward entry door was opened. The 'D' flight attendant who was taking over told her to push the jet bridge back to the plane. Within seconds; our deplaning 'D' was feet from the door and only stopped when we started screaming for her to stop. The agent then pushed the jet bridge back to the plane. This agent did not seem startled by what she did until we reacted with horror. She was not conscientious and did not communicate what she was doing with the crew or why.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 Flight Attendant reports a gate agent moving the jetway without announcing her intentions or erecting a safety line. Another Flight Attendant nearly walks into the gap.

Narrative: After [the last passenger left] the plane; I was going to give [the agent] a hat and book that were left behind. When I was at the threshold; I heard [the agent] yell; 'MOVE-I'm adjusting the jet bridge.' I was startled and hopped in the jet bridge to leave the forgotten items on the podium. I assumed she was 'leveling' the jet bridge; but when I turned around she was pulling the jet bridge back from the plane while the forward entry door was opened. The 'D' Flight Attendant who was taking over told her to push the jet bridge back to the plane. Within seconds; our deplaning 'D' was feet from the door and only stopped when we started screaming for her to stop. The agent then pushed the jet bridge back to the plane. This agent did not seem startled by what she did until we reacted with horror. She was not conscientious and did not communicate what she was doing with the crew or why.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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	1191158
Time
Date	201407
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Other Other
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

B737 flight attendant reports a gate agent moving the jetway without announcing her intentions or erecting a safety line. Another flight attendant nearly walks into the gap.