Jetblast blows baggage cart. Damage done to adjacent aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	446876
Time
Date	199908
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	446876
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 206 flight time total : 12465 flight time type : 1915
ASRS Report	446875
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Upon arriving at bos airport we were directed to park at a non standard B757 gate. I took directions in to the gate, taxiing on the right engine. All seemed normal. I used no unusually high RPM to accomplish the parking job. I arrived the next morning to find that a luggage container had been blown into the #2 engine of an air carrier aircraft causing a delay. Recommend either using both engines for taxi in or tow aircraft to gate. Supplemental information from acn 446875: after we passed the parked aircraft, the captain started a right turn in to our gate using idle power on the #2 engine. Our jetblast blew an empty baggage container into the parked aircraft, hitting the #2 engine of that aircraft. Idle power was used all the way in to our gate but with the container being empty it was light enough to be blown into the other aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: JETBLAST BLOWS BAGGAGE CART. DAMAGE DONE TO ADJACENT ACFT.

Narrative: UPON ARRIVING AT BOS ARPT WE WERE DIRECTED TO PARK AT A NON STANDARD B757 GATE. I TOOK DIRECTIONS IN TO THE GATE, TAXIING ON THE R ENG. ALL SEEMED NORMAL. I USED NO UNUSUALLY HIGH RPM TO ACCOMPLISH THE PARKING JOB. I ARRIVED THE NEXT MORNING TO FIND THAT A LUGGAGE CONTAINER HAD BEEN BLOWN INTO THE #2 ENG OF AN ACR ACFT CAUSING A DELAY. RECOMMEND EITHER USING BOTH ENGS FOR TAXI IN OR TOW ACFT TO GATE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 446875: AFTER WE PASSED THE PARKED ACFT, THE CAPT STARTED A R TURN IN TO OUR GATE USING IDLE PWR ON THE #2 ENG. OUR JETBLAST BLEW AN EMPTY BAGGAGE CONTAINER INTO THE PARKED ACFT, HITTING THE #2 ENG OF THAT ACFT. IDLE PWR WAS USED ALL THE WAY IN TO OUR GATE BUT WITH THE CONTAINER BEING EMPTY IT WAS LIGHT ENOUGH TO BE BLOWN INTO THE OTHER 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.