Narrative:

While taxiing aircraft away from gate at bna across from commuter line, a ladder was blown into the propeller of an light transport aircraft parked nearby causing damage to propeller blade. Propeller was apparently static and maintenance was being performed on aircraft. I used normal 2-ENG taxi on an large transport. We were full but ramp is smooth and usually no problem taxiing away. I used normal recommended power to avoid jet blast problems, but still it was enough to cause unsecured ladder to move. In the future, I will start all 3 engines in this congested ramp area. I suggested also to chief pilot that a note be added to our company chart pages to start all engines and use minimum thrust in this area. Any problems caused by this were certainly unintentional and inadvertent.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT TAXIING FROM GATE, JET BLAST BLOWS LADDER INTO PROP OF PARKED COMMUTER LTT.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING ACFT AWAY FROM GATE AT BNA ACROSS FROM COMMUTER LINE, A LADDER WAS BLOWN INTO THE PROP OF AN LTT ACFT PARKED NEARBY CAUSING DAMAGE TO PROP BLADE. PROP WAS APPARENTLY STATIC AND MAINT WAS BEING PERFORMED ON ACFT. I USED NORMAL 2-ENG TAXI ON AN LGT. WE WERE FULL BUT RAMP IS SMOOTH AND USUALLY NO PROB TAXIING AWAY. I USED NORMAL RECOMMENDED PWR TO AVOID JET BLAST PROBS, BUT STILL IT WAS ENOUGH TO CAUSE UNSECURED LADDER TO MOVE. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL START ALL 3 ENGS IN THIS CONGESTED RAMP AREA. I SUGGESTED ALSO TO CHIEF PLT THAT A NOTE BE ADDED TO OUR COMPANY CHART PAGES TO START ALL ENGS AND USE MINIMUM THRUST IN THIS AREA. ANY PROBS CAUSED BY THIS WERE CERTAINLY UNINTENTIONAL AND INADVERTENT.

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.