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An air carrier first officer's report regarding a trash dumpster being located near the gate at dtw. It is offensive in appearance and aroma. It also creates a safety hazard for aircraft and personnel as a potential source of FOD.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 411483 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zma |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 411483 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
A continuing ramp hazard at dtw. Adjacent to gate is a trash dumpster which is continually overflowing and emitting an incredible stench. The area around the dumpster is strewn with cups, paper, plastic eating utensils. I have reported this extreme FOD hazard for the past 3 months, first through our company and then directly to the dtw operations manager. So far, nothing has been done. I sincerely believe a trash dumpster has no business in the aircraft operations area. Perhaps some word from your organization will succeed in removing this hazard before a loss of an aircraft or life occurs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FO'S RPT REGARDING A TRASH DUMPSTER BEING LOCATED NEAR THE GATE AT DTW. IT IS OFFENSIVE IN APPEARANCE AND AROMA. IT ALSO CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ACFT AND PERSONNEL AS A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF FOD.
Narrative: A CONTINUING RAMP HAZARD AT DTW. ADJACENT TO GATE IS A TRASH DUMPSTER WHICH IS CONTINUALLY OVERFLOWING AND EMITTING AN INCREDIBLE STENCH. THE AREA AROUND THE DUMPSTER IS STREWN WITH CUPS, PAPER, PLASTIC EATING UTENSILS. I HAVE RPTED THIS EXTREME FOD HAZARD FOR THE PAST 3 MONTHS, FIRST THROUGH OUR COMPANY AND THEN DIRECTLY TO THE DTW OPS MGR. SO FAR, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I SINCERELY BELIEVE A TRASH DUMPSTER HAS NO BUSINESS IN THE ACFT OPS AREA. PERHAPS SOME WORD FROM YOUR ORGANIZATION WILL SUCCEED IN REMOVING THIS HAZARD BEFORE A LOSS OF AN ACFT OR LIFE OCCURS.
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.