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An EMB120 parked at a gate after trip arrival had passenger deplaning into a hazardous propeller windmilling area with no propeller guard or agent present.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 421667 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : okc |
| State Reference | OK |
| 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 | Brasilia EMB-120 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 3700 flight time type : 1600 |
| ASRS Report | 421667 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While passenger were waiting on the ramp to board the aircraft, the left propeller began turning due to windy conditions. There was no ramp agent present to keep the propeller from turning (company SOP requires a ramp agent present). Several passenger got dangerously close to the turning propeller before I could attract a ramper's attention and have him keep the propeller from turning.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMB120 PARKED AT A GATE AFTER TRIP ARR HAD PAX DEPLANING INTO A HAZARDOUS PROP WINDMILLING AREA WITH NO PROP GUARD OR AGENT PRESENT.
Narrative: WHILE PAX WERE WAITING ON THE RAMP TO BOARD THE ACFT, THE L PROP BEGAN TURNING DUE TO WINDY CONDITIONS. THERE WAS NO RAMP AGENT PRESENT TO KEEP THE PROP FROM TURNING (COMPANY SOP REQUIRES A RAMP AGENT PRESENT). SEVERAL PAX GOT DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE TURNING PROP BEFORE I COULD ATTRACT A RAMPER'S ATTN AND HAVE HIM KEEP THE PROP FROM TURNING.
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.