Propeller blast upsets an agent for another air carrier.

Attributes
ACN	299751
Time
Date	199503
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : grr
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : tvl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 31
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5200 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	299751
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

After maintenance made an adjustment on our left engine at the gate, I started the left engine in order to taxi to a runup ramp area. After contacting ground, I taxied near a runway, performed the engine runup and taxied back to the ramp. I was informed the next day that a ramp agent from air carrier Y had filed a report with airport management. The agent reported that he went behind our airplane after I started the engine and marshalled an airplane in (we were ignorant of that). He reportedly was pushed by our propeller blast and had to hang on to the air carrier Y brasilia's door. Suggestion: better coordination between ground employees - avoid work behind running engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PROPELLER BLAST UPSETS AN AGENT FOR ANOTHER ACR.

Narrative: AFTER MAINT MADE AN ADJUSTMENT ON OUR L ENG AT THE GATE, I STARTED THE L ENG IN ORDER TO TAXI TO A RUNUP RAMP AREA. AFTER CONTACTING GND, I TAXIED NEAR A RWY, PERFORMED THE ENG RUNUP AND TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP. I WAS INFORMED THE NEXT DAY THAT A RAMP AGENT FROM ACR Y HAD FILED A RPT WITH ARPT MGMNT. THE AGENT RPTED THAT HE WENT BEHIND OUR AIRPLANE AFTER I STARTED THE ENG AND MARSHALLED AN AIRPLANE IN (WE WERE IGNORANT OF THAT). HE REPORTEDLY WAS PUSHED BY OUR PROPELLER BLAST AND HAD TO HANG ON TO THE ACR Y BRASILIA'S DOOR. SUGGESTION: BETTER COORD BTWN GND EMPLOYEES - AVOID WORK BEHIND RUNNING ENG.

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.