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Ground crew, after assisting in manual start of air carrier engine while on the ramp, accidentally gets caught in the vacuum near the engine cowl, almost getting sucked into the engine.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 127028 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198911 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tul |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 1700 |
| ASRS Report | 127028 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 127236 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
During manual starter valve operation during start at tul the operating mechanic walked in front of the running engine and was sucked against the engine cowl. His partner grabbed him and pulled him away from the engine probably saving his life. The mechanics and other ground personnel must be trained about the hazards of working near engine inlets when engines are operating. On any larger engine the mechanic would surely have been killed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GND CREW, AFTER ASSISTING IN MANUAL START OF ACR ENGINE WHILE ON THE RAMP, ACCIDENTALLY GETS CAUGHT IN THE VACUUM NEAR THE ENGINE COWL, ALMOST GETTING SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE.
Narrative: DURING MANUAL STARTER VALVE OPERATION DURING START AT TUL THE OPERATING MECHANIC WALKED IN FRONT OF THE RUNNING ENGINE AND WAS SUCKED AGAINST THE ENGINE COWL. HIS PARTNER GRABBED HIM AND PULLED HIM AWAY FROM THE ENGINE PROBABLY SAVING HIS LIFE. THE MECHANICS AND OTHER GND PERSONNEL MUST BE TRAINED ABOUT THE HAZARDS OF WORKING NEAR ENGINE INLETS WHEN ENGINES ARE OPERATING. ON ANY LARGER ENGINE THE MECHANIC WOULD SURELY HAVE BEEN KILLED.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.