Narrative:

During shutdown of the aircraft at the gate, there was some confusion at the gate. During this time the #2 engine was left running for a short time at the gate when another crew member from another aircraft shut down the engine. There was no damage to the aircraft, personnel or equipment. The parking area in cvg is very loud with another aircraft APU right in our face, which contributed to not hearing the engine.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CREW LEFT ACFT WITH THE ENG RUNNING.

Narrative: DURING SHUTDOWN OF THE ACFT AT THE GATE, THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION AT THE GATE. DURING THIS TIME THE #2 ENG WAS LEFT RUNNING FOR A SHORT TIME AT THE GATE WHEN ANOTHER CREW MEMBER FROM ANOTHER ACFT SHUT DOWN THE ENG. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT, PERSONNEL OR EQUIP. THE PARKING AREA IN CVG IS VERY LOUD WITH ANOTHER ACFT APU RIGHT IN OUR FACE, WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO NOT HEARING THE ENG.

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.