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Captain of large transport type aircraft attempted to move aircraft with single engine thrust while tailed toward hangar. Blew ground equipment. Property damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 186300 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199108 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den |
| State Reference | CO |
| 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 | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 245 flight time total : 20600 flight time type : 245 |
| ASRS Report | 186300 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
After landing at den our gate was occupied. Ground control sent us to the gate hold box. We were doing a single engine taxi. Ground control sent us to the gate, then changed to taxi to the company hangar. I taxied to the front of the hangar pointed tail to the open hangar. After coordination with ground control and ramp control and hangar maintenance, ATC cleared us to taxi. A mechanic came by the nose and I indicated to him we were cleared to taxi. After power was applied (less than 70 percent N2) with no movement, I started a second engine. After arrival a mechanic told me we did blow some ground equipment with some possible damage. I was aware of the jet blast problems and our company manual limits and stayed within limits. After looking back on the problem it would be better to have been towed to an area away from the hangar.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF LGT TYPE ACFT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE ACFT WITH SINGLE ENG THRUST WHILE TAILED TOWARD HANGAR. BLEW GND EQUIP. PROPERTY DAMAGE.
Narrative: AFTER LNDG AT DEN OUR GATE WAS OCCUPIED. GND CTL SENT US TO THE GATE HOLD BOX. WE WERE DOING A SINGLE ENG TAXI. GND CTL SENT US TO THE GATE, THEN CHANGED TO TAXI TO THE COMPANY HANGAR. I TAXIED TO THE FRONT OF THE HANGAR POINTED TAIL TO THE OPEN HANGAR. AFTER COORD WITH GND CTL AND RAMP CTL AND HANGAR MAINT, ATC CLRED US TO TAXI. A MECH CAME BY THE NOSE AND I INDICATED TO HIM WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI. AFTER PWR WAS APPLIED (LESS THAN 70 PERCENT N2) WITH NO MOVEMENT, I STARTED A SECOND ENG. AFTER ARR A MECH TOLD ME WE DID BLOW SOME GND EQUIP WITH SOME POSSIBLE DAMAGE. I WAS AWARE OF THE JET BLAST PROBLEMS AND OUR COMPANY MANUAL LIMITS AND STAYED WITHIN LIMITS. AFTER LOOKING BACK ON THE PROBLEM IT WOULD BE BETTER TO HAVE BEEN TOWED TO AN AREA AWAY FROM THE HANGAR.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.