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A PA31-350 on left engine start the propeller struck a baggage cart handle. The crew examined the propeller and departed to a station where maintenance removed the aircraft from service.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 423594 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| 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 | PA-31P Navajo P |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6200 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 423594 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Upon start of left engine for flight abc out of ZZZ, us, (air carrier airlines), engine propeller struck handle of baggage cart. I immediately shut down engine and inspected the propeller. After thorough investigation, I considered the damage to be a light, sideward hit on the propeller and proceeded to fly VFR from ZZZ to xyx. Upon arrival at xyx, I had maintenance inspect the propeller. Together we decided, with advice from air carrier, to ground aircraft pending further investigation. How to prevent a reoccurrence of this type of incident. Difficult to pinpoint -- many contributing factors: icy ramp, tight turnaround time, busy gate agent by herself, all contributed to not noticing the location of a cart that could cause potential damage to aircraft. I'm not sure how baggage cart ended up near nacelle/propeller. I assume it somehow slid down on the icy ramp after completing my walkaround checks and entering the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA31-350 ON L ENG START THE PROP STRUCK A BAGGAGE CART HANDLE. THE CREW EXAMINED THE PROP AND DEPARTED TO A STATION WHERE MAINT REMOVED THE ACFT FROM SVC.
Narrative: UPON START OF L ENG FOR FLT ABC OUT OF ZZZ, US, (ACR AIRLINES), ENG PROP STRUCK HANDLE OF BAGGAGE CART. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN ENG AND INSPECTED THE PROP. AFTER THOROUGH INVESTIGATION, I CONSIDERED THE DAMAGE TO BE A LIGHT, SIDEWARD HIT ON THE PROP AND PROCEEDED TO FLY VFR FROM ZZZ TO XYX. UPON ARR AT XYX, I HAD MAINT INSPECT THE PROP. TOGETHER WE DECIDED, WITH ADVICE FROM ACR, TO GND ACFT PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION. HOW TO PREVENT A REOCCURRENCE OF THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT. DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT -- MANY CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: ICY RAMP, TIGHT TURNAROUND TIME, BUSY GATE AGENT BY HERSELF, ALL CONTRIBUTED TO NOT NOTICING THE LOCATION OF A CART THAT COULD CAUSE POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO ACFT. I'M NOT SURE HOW BAGGAGE CART ENDED UP NEAR NACELLE/PROP. I ASSUME IT SOMEHOW SLID DOWN ON THE ICY RAMP AFTER COMPLETING MY WALKAROUND CHKS AND ENTERING THE ACFT.
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.