Narrative:

My flight was cleared into position and then cleared for immediate takeoff. The possibility of our aircraft (800000 pounds plus) causing blast damage or injury in the gate area is very real. The ice covering the northwest end of runway 21R also slowed our start of takeoff. Our slowness caused a go around of an inbound aircraft. It takes a lot of power to get from the outer taxiway to runway 21R (uphill?). The possibility of blast damage to the gates is very real. A blast fence (as shown in red) would cure this. The ice on the runway and taxiway is a trap for anyone turning onto the runway too fast or with uneven spin up. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: unable to contact reporter. On callback to airport manager, it was learned that the air carrier operating the widebody transport's and the commuter air carrier are trying to solve the jet blast problem in the area in question. A blast fence was considered and rejected as being too restrictive to traffic flow. The ground controller stops taxiing traffic while they are still parallel to the runway and before they make the turn so that they can power up and get rolling before their jet blast is aimed at the commuter parking ramp. He said there is no hill between the inner taxiway and runway 21R.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR COMPLAINS OF A JET BLAST PROB AT THE N END OF THE TERMINAL AS LARGE ACFT ENTER RWY 21R AND THEIR TAILS POINT AT THE COMMUTER RAMP.

Narrative: MY FLT WAS CLRED INTO POS AND THEN CLRED FOR IMMEDIATE TKOF. THE POSSIBILITY OF OUR ACFT (800000 LBS PLUS) CAUSING BLAST DAMAGE OR INJURY IN THE GATE AREA IS VERY REAL. THE ICE COVERING THE NW END OF RWY 21R ALSO SLOWED OUR START OF TKOF. OUR SLOWNESS CAUSED A GAR OF AN INBOUND ACFT. IT TAKES A LOT OF PWR TO GET FROM THE OUTER TXWY TO RWY 21R (UPHILL?). THE POSSIBILITY OF BLAST DAMAGE TO THE GATES IS VERY REAL. A BLAST FENCE (AS SHOWN IN RED) WOULD CURE THIS. THE ICE ON THE RWY AND TXWY IS A TRAP FOR ANYONE TURNING ONTO THE RWY TOO FAST OR WITH UNEVEN SPIN UP. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: UNABLE TO CONTACT RPTR. ON CALLBACK TO ARPT MGR, IT WAS LEARNED THAT THE ACR OPERATING THE WDB'S AND THE COMMUTER ACR ARE TRYING TO SOLVE THE JET BLAST PROB IN THE AREA IN QUESTION. A BLAST FENCE WAS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED AS BEING TOO RESTRICTIVE TO TFC FLOW. THE GND CTLR STOPS TAXIING TFC WHILE THEY ARE STILL PARALLEL TO THE RWY AND BEFORE THEY MAKE THE TURN SO THAT THEY CAN PWR UP AND GET ROLLING BEFORE THEIR JET BLAST IS AIMED AT THE COMMUTER PARKING RAMP. HE SAID THERE IS NO HILL BTWN THE INNER TXWY AND RWY 21R.

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.