Narrative:

Arriving at gate in msp, could not get aircraft to accept external power (APU inoperative). Left #1 engine running while off-loading passenger, while still trying to get aircraft to accept external (beacons on). Lead flight attendant came running up aisle saying to shut down the engine, that somebody had been sucked inside. Shut down engine. Went to back of aircraft and talked to caterer after he had been removed from intake. He said he did not know the engine was running. #1 engine received FOD damage. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was parked on the gate with the #1 engine at idle power while maintenance attempted to get ground power on the aircraft. The reporter said the APU was inoperative so ground power was required. The reporter said the upper and lower beacons were on and flashing to alert all ramp personnel the engine or engines were operating. The reporter stated that station procedures require the aft galley be svced through the left aft exit. The reporter said the catering truck parked next to the door and the catering supervisor approached the door and was immediately ingested into the engine incurring personal injury. The reporter stated when the person was removed and checked for the need of immediate medical attention the reporter asked if he had heard the engine running and he replied 'no.' the reporter said the injured person suffered 5 cracked ribs. The reporter stated company ramp procedures are now being revised to prevent a repeat of this event.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 WHILE PARKED WITH #1 ENG RUNNING A CATERER WAS INGESTED INTO THE ENG INCURRING PERSONAL INJURY.

Narrative: ARRIVING AT GATE IN MSP, COULD NOT GET ACFT TO ACCEPT EXTERNAL PWR (APU INOP). LEFT #1 ENG RUNNING WHILE OFF-LOADING PAX, WHILE STILL TRYING TO GET ACFT TO ACCEPT EXTERNAL (BEACONS ON). LEAD FLT ATTENDANT CAME RUNNING UP AISLE SAYING TO SHUT DOWN THE ENG, THAT SOMEBODY HAD BEEN SUCKED INSIDE. SHUT DOWN ENG. WENT TO BACK OF ACFT AND TALKED TO CATERER AFTER HE HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM INTAKE. HE SAID HE DID NOT KNOW THE ENG WAS RUNNING. #1 ENG RECEIVED FOD DAMAGE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS PARKED ON THE GATE WITH THE #1 ENG AT IDLE PWR WHILE MAINT ATTEMPTED TO GET GND PWR ON THE ACFT. THE RPTR SAID THE APU WAS INOP SO GND PWR WAS REQUIRED. THE RPTR SAID THE UPPER AND LOWER BEACONS WERE ON AND FLASHING TO ALERT ALL RAMP PERSONNEL THE ENG OR ENGS WERE OPERATING. THE RPTR STATED THAT STATION PROCS REQUIRE THE AFT GALLEY BE SVCED THROUGH THE L AFT EXIT. THE RPTR SAID THE CATERING TRUCK PARKED NEXT TO THE DOOR AND THE CATERING SUPVR APCHED THE DOOR AND WAS IMMEDIATELY INGESTED INTO THE ENG INCURRING PERSONAL INJURY. THE RPTR STATED WHEN THE PERSON WAS REMOVED AND CHKED FOR THE NEED OF IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTN THE RPTR ASKED IF HE HAD HEARD THE ENG RUNNING AND HE REPLIED 'NO.' THE RPTR SAID THE INJURED PERSON SUFFERED 5 CRACKED RIBS. THE RPTR STATED COMPANY RAMP PROCS ARE NOW BEING REVISED TO PREVENT A REPEAT OF THIS EVENT.

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.