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A ramp service employee reported the flight crew disregarded a maintenance-in-progress placard and began to operate systems as called for in the preflight checklist.

Narrative:

While maintenance was servicing the #2 engine; they had a red placard in the cockpit panel telling anyone in the cockpit the plane was being repaired and do not operate. The out bound crew removed the placard and proceeded to do their check list. When they turned on the fuel pumps the #2 engine started to pour fuel all over the ramp causing a large fuel spill. If a mechanic had been under the engine; he would have been covered in fuel.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A ramp service employee reported the flight crew disregarded a maintenance-in-progress placard and began to operate systems as called for in the preflight checklist.

Narrative: While maintenance was servicing the #2 engine; they had a red placard in the cockpit panel telling anyone in the cockpit the plane was being repaired and do not operate. The out bound crew removed the placard and proceeded to do their check list. When they turned on the fuel pumps the #2 engine started to pour fuel all over the ramp causing a large fuel spill. If a mechanic had been under the engine; he would have been covered in fuel.

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.