Jet blast disrupts baggage handlers at gate behind reporter aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	294775
Time
Date	199501
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 197 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 750
ASRS Report	294775
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
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	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Starting of the first engine resulted in a hung start. Corrective action was initiated in accordance with company approved procedures. After start the ramp tower inquired if we had added more than idle power. We acknowledged we had. He advised us the additional power had caused disruption but no damage to baggage handling operations behind our aircraft. In order to allow a waiting aircraft to occupy the gate we had just vacated, we were pushed deeper into the alley. This positioning of the aircraft coupled with the need to advance the throttle to correct the start malfunction resulted in higher power settings at a closer proximity than normally experienced by the affected baggage handlers.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: JET BLAST DISRUPTS BAGGAGE HANDLERS AT GATE BEHIND RPTR ACFT.

Narrative: STARTING OF THE FIRST ENG RESULTED IN A HUNG START. CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS INITIATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPANY APPROVED PROCS. AFTER START THE RAMP TWR INQUIRED IF WE HAD ADDED MORE THAN IDLE PWR. WE ACKNOWLEDGED WE HAD. HE ADVISED US THE ADDITIONAL PWR HAD CAUSED DISRUPTION BUT NO DAMAGE TO BAGGAGE HANDLING OPS BEHIND OUR ACFT. IN ORDER TO ALLOW A WAITING ACFT TO OCCUPY THE GATE WE HAD JUST VACATED, WE WERE PUSHED DEEPER INTO THE ALLEY. THIS POSITIONING OF THE ACFT COUPLED WITH THE NEED TO ADVANCE THE THROTTLE TO CORRECT THE START MALFUNCTION RESULTED IN HIGHER PWR SETTINGS AT A CLOSER PROX THAN NORMALLY EXPERIENCED BY THE AFFECTED BAGGAGE HANDLERS.

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.