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Jet blast encounter damages parked vehicles when large transport has to taxi on 1 engine after aircraft equipment problem prevents start-up of other engine.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 238984 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199304 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : san |
| State Reference | CA |
| 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, 2 Turbojet 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 : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 238984 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 135 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 238277 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe 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:
Pushed back from gate expecting off gate hold due to ord WX. Got released for ord and taxied to approach end of runway 27 at san. WX hold reapplied. Shut down engines to wait. After 30 mins, re-released for ord. Unable to restart left engine due to isolation bleed valve problem. Requested taxi to gate for maintenance assist. Back taxied to gate after giving way to other air carrier large transport in hold short area. Informed later of damage to automobiles in observation area adjacent to taxiway near approach end of runway 27 at san. Had no indication of problems prior to notification.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: JET BLAST ENCOUNTER DAMAGES PARKED VEHICLES WHEN LGT HAS TO TAXI ON 1 ENG AFTER ACFT EQUIP PROB PREVENTS START-UP OF OTHER ENG.
Narrative: PUSHED BACK FROM GATE EXPECTING OFF GATE HOLD DUE TO ORD WX. GOT RELEASED FOR ORD AND TAXIED TO APCH END OF RWY 27 AT SAN. WX HOLD REAPPLIED. SHUT DOWN ENGS TO WAIT. AFTER 30 MINS, RE-RELEASED FOR ORD. UNABLE TO RESTART L ENG DUE TO ISOLATION BLEED VALVE PROB. REQUESTED TAXI TO GATE FOR MAINT ASSIST. BACK TAXIED TO GATE AFTER GIVING WAY TO OTHER ACR LGT IN HOLD SHORT AREA. INFORMED LATER OF DAMAGE TO AUTOMOBILES IN OBSERVATION AREA ADJACENT TO TXWY NEAR APCH END OF RWY 27 AT SAN. HAD NO INDICATION OF PROBS PRIOR TO NOTIFICATION.
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.