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Flight crew of L1011-1 is informed that their jet blast blew over 2 baggage carts when they taxied out on previous flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 386549 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199711 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ats |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | L-1011-1 100/200/250 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 386549 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Taxied out from ramp X in atl. After stopping short of taxiway left, clearance was received to taxi to runway 9L via taxiway M. Across to taxiway M at this location is via taxiway T or taxiway L3. Taxiway T was blocked, so taxiway L3 was chosen. Taxiway L3 angles away from taxiway left and requires more than a 90 degree turn onto taxiway M to the west. Pavement was wet and with #1 and #2 engines operating, it required about 72% RPM N3 to keep aircraft moving without skidding nosewheel. Upon return to atl we were informed that we had blown over 2 luggage containers located near gate, about 200 ft from aircraft when turn was initiated. This came as a total surprise to me. With the distance involved I believed that it was safe to advance engine power to a moderate 72% N3. Apparently not so. Besides the fact that the containers were left in a location where they were obviously exposed to jet blast, I have decided in the future to forego fuel economy for the sake of safety, and taxi with all engines operating when tight turns near ramp areas are involved.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF L1011-1 IS INFORMED THAT THEIR JET BLAST BLEW OVER 2 BAGGAGE CARTS WHEN THEY TAXIED OUT ON PREVIOUS FLT.
Narrative: TAXIED OUT FROM RAMP X IN ATL. AFTER STOPPING SHORT OF TXWY L, CLRNC WAS RECEIVED TO TAXI TO RWY 9L VIA TXWY M. ACROSS TO TXWY M AT THIS LOCATION IS VIA TXWY T OR TXWY L3. TXWY T WAS BLOCKED, SO TXWY L3 WAS CHOSEN. TXWY L3 ANGLES AWAY FROM TXWY L AND REQUIRES MORE THAN A 90 DEG TURN ONTO TXWY M TO THE W. PAVEMENT WAS WET AND WITH #1 AND #2 ENGS OPERATING, IT REQUIRED ABOUT 72% RPM N3 TO KEEP ACFT MOVING WITHOUT SKIDDING NOSEWHEEL. UPON RETURN TO ATL WE WERE INFORMED THAT WE HAD BLOWN OVER 2 LUGGAGE CONTAINERS LOCATED NEAR GATE, ABOUT 200 FT FROM ACFT WHEN TURN WAS INITIATED. THIS CAME AS A TOTAL SURPRISE TO ME. WITH THE DISTANCE INVOLVED I BELIEVED THAT IT WAS SAFE TO ADVANCE ENG PWR TO A MODERATE 72% N3. APPARENTLY NOT SO. BESIDES THE FACT THAT THE CONTAINERS WERE LEFT IN A LOCATION WHERE THEY WERE OBVIOUSLY EXPOSED TO JET BLAST, I HAVE DECIDED IN THE FUTURE TO FOREGO FUEL ECONOMY FOR THE SAKE OF SAFETY, AND TAXI WITH ALL ENGS OPERATING WHEN TIGHT TURNS NEAR RAMP AREAS ARE INVOLVED.
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.