Flight crew of a super MD80 failed to shut down the #2 engine after parking resulting in the engine ...

Attributes
ACN	424029
Time
Date	199812
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : buf
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	424029
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	424021
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We landed at the buf airport in VFR conditions. Runway and ramp/taxiway braking action were poor. We elected to taxi in on 2 engines. Normal procedure is to shut down #2 engine after a 3 min cool-down. We parked at our gate, the captain shut down #1 engine and we executed the parking checklist and then the terminating checklist. The crew deplaned and we went to our crew hotel for the night. We had failed to shut down the #2 engine. It ran until the tank fuel was exhausted and then flamed out. Contributing factors were WX conditions which caused a deviation from our normal single engine taxi procedure, thereby setting up a failure to close the #2 fuel lever at the gate and failure of either pilot to confirm the #2 fuel lever was closed when executing the parking checklist. The running engine was discovered by the fuel truck driver when he showed up in the morning. The engine had been running for approximately 7 hours unnoticed by anyone on the airport! Any time conditions require a deviation from otherwise normal procedures, special attention should be paid to execution of all checklists. Confirmation of completion of checklist items is essential.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A SUPER MD80 FAILED TO SHUT DOWN THE #2 ENG AFTER PARKING RESULTING IN THE ENG RUNNING FOR 7 HRS AND RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. IT WAS DISCOVERED AND RPTED BY A FUELER.

Narrative: WE LANDED AT THE BUF ARPT IN VFR CONDITIONS. RWY AND RAMP/TXWY BRAKING ACTION WERE POOR. WE ELECTED TO TAXI IN ON 2 ENGS. NORMAL PROC IS TO SHUT DOWN #2 ENG AFTER A 3 MIN COOL-DOWN. WE PARKED AT OUR GATE, THE CAPT SHUT DOWN #1 ENG AND WE EXECUTED THE PARKING CHKLIST AND THEN THE TERMINATING CHKLIST. THE CREW DEPLANED AND WE WENT TO OUR CREW HOTEL FOR THE NIGHT. WE HAD FAILED TO SHUT DOWN THE #2 ENG. IT RAN UNTIL THE TANK FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED AND THEN FLAMED OUT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE WX CONDITIONS WHICH CAUSED A DEV FROM OUR NORMAL SINGLE ENG TAXI PROC, THEREBY SETTING UP A FAILURE TO CLOSE THE #2 FUEL LEVER AT THE GATE AND FAILURE OF EITHER PLT TO CONFIRM THE #2 FUEL LEVER WAS CLOSED WHEN EXECUTING THE PARKING CHKLIST. THE RUNNING ENG WAS DISCOVERED BY THE FUEL TRUCK DRIVER WHEN HE SHOWED UP IN THE MORNING. THE ENG HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR APPROX 7 HRS UNNOTICED BY ANYONE ON THE ARPT! ANY TIME CONDITIONS REQUIRE A DEV FROM OTHERWISE NORMAL PROCS, SPECIAL ATTN SHOULD BE PAID TO EXECUTION OF ALL CHKLISTS. CONFIRMATION OF COMPLETION OF CHKLIST ITEMS IS ESSENTIAL.

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.

Flight crew of a super MD80 failed to shut down the #2 engine after parking resulting in the engine running for 7 hours and running out of fuel. It was discovered and reported by a fueler.