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FAA inspector calls crew at their next stop to inform they started their engines with a fuel truck parked behind.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 292744 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199412 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Citation I |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time total : 6500 |
| ASRS Report | 292744 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time total : 6200 |
| ASRS Report | 293104 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : assigned or threatened penalties faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
This was a corporate flight from jax to opf and pick up passenger going to clt. No fueling was planned at opf. Unforecast ground fog forced a divert to mia so passenger drove to the other airport (already behind schedule). I was the PNF for the next leg from mia to clt. My captain made a prudent decision to add fuel in mia due to extended holding before landing. Fuel truck was positioned behind aircraft and fueling was completed and fuel caps locked by pilots. I did a quick walk around while locking caps and spent next 10 mins or so getting IFR clearance from right seat. Captain and passenger boarded while I finished takeoff data and we started engines and departed after more traffic delays. Upon arrival at clt our dispatcher told us that the FAA had observed us starting and running engines with the fuel truck still behind aircraft. In our rush to make our passenger's schedule we had neglected to clear the area. I had started both engines with the fuel truck behind us and I also had started taxiing as the captain was getting seated and strapping in. Although our organization is very safety oriented, we had overlooked some very basic principles.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FAA INSPECTOR CALLS CREW AT THEIR NEXT STOP TO INFORM THEY STARTED THEIR ENGS WITH A FUEL TRUCK PARKED BEHIND.
Narrative: THIS WAS A CORPORATE FLT FROM JAX TO OPF AND PICK UP PAX GOING TO CLT. NO FUELING WAS PLANNED AT OPF. UNFORECAST GND FOG FORCED A DIVERT TO MIA SO PAX DROVE TO THE OTHER ARPT (ALREADY BEHIND SCHEDULE). I WAS THE PNF FOR THE NEXT LEG FROM MIA TO CLT. MY CAPT MADE A PRUDENT DECISION TO ADD FUEL IN MIA DUE TO EXTENDED HOLDING BEFORE LNDG. FUEL TRUCK WAS POSITIONED BEHIND ACFT AND FUELING WAS COMPLETED AND FUEL CAPS LOCKED BY PLTS. I DID A QUICK WALK AROUND WHILE LOCKING CAPS AND SPENT NEXT 10 MINS OR SO GETTING IFR CLRNC FROM R SEAT. CAPT AND PAX BOARDED WHILE I FINISHED TKOF DATA AND WE STARTED ENGS AND DEPARTED AFTER MORE TFC DELAYS. UPON ARR AT CLT OUR DISPATCHER TOLD US THAT THE FAA HAD OBSERVED US STARTING AND RUNNING ENGS WITH THE FUEL TRUCK STILL BEHIND ACFT. IN OUR RUSH TO MAKE OUR PAX'S SCHEDULE WE HAD NEGLECTED TO CLR THE AREA. I HAD STARTED BOTH ENGS WITH THE FUEL TRUCK BEHIND US AND I ALSO HAD STARTED TAXIING AS THE CAPT WAS GETTING SEATED AND STRAPPING IN. ALTHOUGH OUR ORGANIZATION IS VERY SAFETY ORIENTED, WE HAD OVERLOOKED SOME VERY BASIC PRINCIPLES.
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.