An air carrier medium large transport sucked an air conditioning hose into its engine.

Attributes
ACN	227240
Time
Date	199211
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ict
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sea
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 3700
ASRS Report	227240
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While being guided into gate at ict, just about 1 1/2 ft from stop point, #1 engine sucked in the air conditioning duct from an external heater cart which was hidden from view by the jetway cabin attendant shadow. (Bright light inside open cabin attendant and very dark night). Engine was at idle. As soon as I heard the noise, I immediately stopped aircraft and shut engine down. At the same moment, I received an emergency stop signal from guideman although aircraft was already stopped and engines shut down. Heater cart was known to be there by ground crew. I believe it should have been parked in another location. There should also be equipment clear lines on ramp.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG SUCKED AN AIR CONDITIONING HOSE INTO ITS ENG.

Narrative: WHILE BEING GUIDED INTO GATE AT ICT, JUST ABOUT 1 1/2 FT FROM STOP POINT, #1 ENG SUCKED IN THE AIR CONDITIONING DUCT FROM AN EXTERNAL HEATER CART WHICH WAS HIDDEN FROM VIEW BY THE JETWAY CAB SHADOW. (BRIGHT LIGHT INSIDE OPEN CAB AND VERY DARK NIGHT). ENG WAS AT IDLE. AS SOON AS I HEARD THE NOISE, I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED ACFT AND SHUT ENG DOWN. AT THE SAME MOMENT, I RECEIVED AN EMER STOP SIGNAL FROM GUIDEMAN ALTHOUGH ACFT WAS ALREADY STOPPED AND ENGS SHUT DOWN. HEATER CART WAS KNOWN TO BE THERE BY GND CREW. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PARKED IN ANOTHER LOCATION. THERE SHOULD ALSO BE EQUIP CLR LINES ON RAMP.

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.