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Ramp agent reported observing a ground crew opening cargo doors and moving belt loaders into position before the number one engine had been shut down and the beacon turned off.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1346608 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201604 |
| 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 | Taxi Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ramp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
This report is due to ramp service employees not following standard operating procedure (SOP); I was not assigned to this flight; I was walking to the break room and observed an unsafe operation and noted the gate number; flight number; time and aircraft number. I observed an airbus 320 at gate xx; left engine #1 is running at high idle speed while aircraft marshaller is in the process of lowering aircraft ground power unit cable (gpu) from jet bridge to connect gpu to aircraft. I observed right side of aircraft; aircraft forward and aft cargo doors are open; ground support equipment (gse) beltloader is positioned to aircraft cargo doors; gse tractors; carts and ramp service employees inside ramp operation safety zone while engine #1 is running and aircraft beacon light is flashing. Left main landing gear chocks was not in place; right landing gear chocks position is unknown; I did not observe. Ramp personnel at gate were not following company safety standard operating procedures; and was performing an unsafe duty.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Ramp Agent reported observing a ground crew opening cargo doors and moving belt loaders into position before the number one engine had been shut down and the beacon turned off.
Narrative: This report is due to Ramp Service Employees not following Standard Operating Procedure (SOP); I was not assigned to this flight; I was walking to the break room and observed an unsafe operation and noted the Gate number; flight number; time and aircraft number. I observed an Airbus 320 at Gate XX; Left engine #1 is running at high idle speed while aircraft marshaller is in the process of lowering aircraft ground power unit cable (GPU) from jet bridge to connect GPU to aircraft. I observed right side of aircraft; aircraft forward and aft cargo doors are open; Ground Support Equipment (GSE) Beltloader is positioned to aircraft cargo doors; GSE tractors; carts and Ramp Service Employees inside Ramp Operation Safety Zone while Engine #1 is running and aircraft beacon light is flashing. Left main landing gear chocks was not in place; right landing gear chocks position is unknown; I did not observe. Ramp personnel at Gate were not following company safety standard operating procedures; and was performing an unsafe duty.
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