<< >> NASA ASRS Report 216017, July 1992

Jet blast encounter with garbage can throws lid into terminal building window, shattering it. Property damage.

Attributes
ACN	216017
Time
Date	199207
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gnv
State Reference	FL
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 other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	216017
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	215852
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Cleared to taxi to runway 10. Both engines running at idle. PIC turned aircraft 180 degrees to taxi away from terminal. Engines advanced very small amount above idle to initiate taxi. Immediately returned to idle. Told by company 15 mins after departing that an unsecured garbage can lid had blown off a can and shattered a terminal window. At no time was excessive power ever used. Suggestion: 1) remove all garbage cans from area of engine blast. 2) failing that, secure both can and lid to same to fence.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: JET BLAST ENCOUNTER WITH GARBAGE CAN THROWS LID INTO TERMINAL BUILDING WINDOW, SHATTERING IT. PROPERTY DAMAGE.

Narrative: CLRED TO TAXI TO RWY 10. BOTH ENGS RUNNING AT IDLE. PIC TURNED ACFT 180 DEGS TO TAXI AWAY FROM TERMINAL. ENGS ADVANCED VERY SMALL AMOUNT ABOVE IDLE TO INITIATE TAXI. IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO IDLE. TOLD BY COMPANY 15 MINS AFTER DEPARTING THAT AN UNSECURED GARBAGE CAN LID HAD BLOWN OFF A CAN AND SHATTERED A TERMINAL WINDOW. AT NO TIME WAS EXCESSIVE PWR EVER USED. SUGGESTION: 1) REMOVE ALL GARBAGE CANS FROM AREA OF ENG BLAST. 2) FAILING THAT, SECURE BOTH CAN AND LID TO SAME TO FENCE.

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.