Parked aircraft damaged by jet blast encounter during ramp operation ramp departure procedure.

Attributes
ACN	272278
Time
Date	199405
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
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	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	272278
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight was pushed back from gate in clt AM47 local. Company procedure is to taxi on 1 engine for fuel conservation and owing to design of hydraulic system, left engine is specified. Aircraft was taxied straight ahead 5-10 ft before commencing left turn. After approximately 456 degrees of turn, aircraft lost momentum almost as though ramp were slightly uphill, so power was increased to 1.2 EPR. Due to proximity of aircraft on gate to left, turn could not be widened. Nosewheel began to scuff so aircraft stopped and #2 engine was started. Then taxi re-initiated. Upon arrival gso, advised by company that F-100 was damaged by our jet blast in clt. This was first time we were aware another aircraft had been in vicinity. In my opinion, problem stemmed from lack of proper communication from ground personnel as to proximity of other aircraft as well as improper training of ground personnel whose duties also include cleaning aircraft. If operator had been cognizant of situation. Single engine taxi would not have been attempted.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PARKED ACFT DAMAGED BY JET BLAST ENCOUNTER DURING RAMP OP RAMP DEP PROC.

Narrative: FLT WAS PUSHED BACK FROM GATE IN CLT AM47 LCL. COMPANY PROC IS TO TAXI ON 1 ENG FOR FUEL CONSERVATION AND OWING TO DESIGN OF HYD SYS, L ENG IS SPECIFIED. ACFT WAS TAXIED STRAIGHT AHEAD 5-10 FT BEFORE COMMENCING L TURN. AFTER APPROX 456 DEGS OF TURN, ACFT LOST MOMENTUM ALMOST AS THOUGH RAMP WERE SLIGHTLY UPHILL, SO PWR WAS INCREASED TO 1.2 EPR. DUE TO PROX OF ACFT ON GATE TO L, TURN COULD NOT BE WIDENED. NOSEWHEEL BEGAN TO SCUFF SO ACFT STOPPED AND #2 ENG WAS STARTED. THEN TAXI RE-INITIATED. UPON ARR GSO, ADVISED BY COMPANY THAT F-100 WAS DAMAGED BY OUR JET BLAST IN CLT. THIS WAS FIRST TIME WE WERE AWARE ANOTHER ACFT HAD BEEN IN VICINITY. IN MY OPINION, PROB STEMMED FROM LACK OF PROPER COM FROM GND PERSONNEL AS TO PROX OF OTHER ACFT AS WELL AS IMPROPER TRAINING OF GND PERSONNEL WHOSE DUTIES ALSO INCLUDE CLEANING ACFT. IF OPERATOR HAD BEEN COGNIZANT OF SIT. SINGLE ENG TAXI WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED.

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.