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Baggage cart rolled into one of the turning propellers of an air carrier mdt aircraft stopped short of the taxiway causing major damage to the aircraft engine.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 208427 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199204 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jfk |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dtw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 208427 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
The aircraft was stopped on the ramp area short of a taxiway. A thunderstorm in the area with strong winds pushed a baggage cart into the right propeller with the engine running. The propeller shattered causing major damage to the engine. No one was injured and all 29 passenger deplaned normally. I believe this occurrence could have been avoided if baggage carts and other equipment were stored and secured. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter advised that this incident occurred at jfk, ny, airport. The baggage cart parking brake had apparently not been set by the ground handling personnel, and the heavy thunderstorm winds blew the cart into the aircraft turning propeller. The reporter was not contacted by the FAA.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BAGGAGE CART ROLLED INTO ONE OF THE TURNING PROPS OF AN ACR MDT ACFT STOPPED SHORT OF THE TAXIWAY CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT ENG.
Narrative: THE ACFT WAS STOPPED ON THE RAMP AREA SHORT OF A TAXIWAY. A TSTM IN THE AREA WITH STRONG WINDS PUSHED A BAGGAGE CART INTO THE R PROP WITH THE ENG RUNNING. THE PROP SHATTERED CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE ENG. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND ALL 29 PAX DEPLANED NORMALLY. I BELIEVE THIS OCCURRENCE COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF BAGGAGE CARTS AND OTHER EQUIP WERE STORED AND SECURED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR ADVISED THAT THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AT JFK, NY, ARPT. THE BAGGAGE CART PARKING BRAKE HAD APPARENTLY NOT BEEN SET BY THE GND HANDLING PERSONNEL, AND THE HVY TSTM WINDS BLEW THE CART INTO THE ACFT TURNING PROP. THE RPTR WAS NOT CONTACTED BY THE FAA.
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.