Medium large transport crew injured a ramp agent when departing the gate.

Attributes
ACN	412183
Time
Date	199808
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 17600 flight time type : 15000
ASRS Report	412183
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
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

Narrative:

Air carrier flight XXX msp-dtw. We pwred back from gate xx at msp airport using 1.2 EPR on both engines (normal EPR for pwrback). After receiving and returning the clear to taxi salute from the signalman (we did not see anybody else around) we contacted ground control who told us to make a right turn out of parking to join taxiway a and to taxi on txwys a, H, M, and east, to runway 12L. As we made the right turn no more than 45% N1 RPM was used (again normal power for taxi out). Everything was fine on the flight to dtw. When we parked the airplane in dtw we were told by the chief pilot that when we taxied out in msp there was a ramp agent doing something with a baggage cart that had a door in the up position and that jet blast from my engines threw the door down and put a cut on the agent that required a couple of stitches. The chief pilot said the man was not supposed to be there, that we were ok, but since there was an injury to fill out a company air safety report anyway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG CREW INJURED A RAMP AGENT WHEN DEPARTING THE GATE.

Narrative: ACR FLT XXX MSP-DTW. WE PWRED BACK FROM GATE XX AT MSP ARPT USING 1.2 EPR ON BOTH ENGS (NORMAL EPR FOR PWRBACK). AFTER RECEIVING AND RETURNING THE CLR TO TAXI SALUTE FROM THE SIGNALMAN (WE DID NOT SEE ANYBODY ELSE AROUND) WE CONTACTED GND CTL WHO TOLD US TO MAKE A R TURN OUT OF PARKING TO JOIN TXWY A AND TO TAXI ON TXWYS A, H, M, AND E, TO RWY 12L. AS WE MADE THE R TURN NO MORE THAN 45% N1 RPM WAS USED (AGAIN NORMAL PWR FOR TAXI OUT). EVERYTHING WAS FINE ON THE FLT TO DTW. WHEN WE PARKED THE AIRPLANE IN DTW WE WERE TOLD BY THE CHIEF PLT THAT WHEN WE TAXIED OUT IN MSP THERE WAS A RAMP AGENT DOING SOMETHING WITH A BAGGAGE CART THAT HAD A DOOR IN THE UP POS AND THAT JET BLAST FROM MY ENGS THREW THE DOOR DOWN AND PUT A CUT ON THE AGENT THAT REQUIRED A COUPLE OF STITCHES. THE CHIEF PLT SAID THE MAN WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE, THAT WE WERE OK, BUT SINCE THERE WAS AN INJURY TO FILL OUT A COMPANY AIR SAFETY RPT ANYWAY.

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.