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Attributes | |
ACN | 468531 |
Time | |
Date | 200003 |
Day | Thu |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : grr.airport |
State Reference | MI |
Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B727-200 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | ground : taxi ground other : parking |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4100 |
ASRS Report | 468531 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : second officer |
Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 250 |
ASRS Report | 467530 |
Events | |
Anomaly | ground encounters other other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
Consequence | other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Airport |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Upon landing in grr I instructed the crew to shut down the #2 engine. Accidentally the #1 engine start lever was moved to cut off (by first officer). I (the captain taxiing) was unaware of the occurrence. As we slowly approached the gate, positive xfer of control was made with the guideman. The initial lead-in line at grr is 45 degrees from the final aircraft position at the gate. The initial guideman then handed us off to the guideman standing on the final line. As we got 1/2 way through the turn, the aircraft began losing momentum. He continued to give us a hard right turn signal. I advanced the #1 and #3 throttles so as to not let the aircraft stop. Just as it began to stop, the so informed me the #1 engine was shut down. I then advanced the #2 throttle to continue the turn. I was never given any kind of stop signal from the guideman. They never gave me any indication that there was a problem with jetblast occurring behind us. The page states that strict adherence to the guidemen at the gate is necessary. As we deplaned the aircraft, one of the guidemen stated that there was an aircraft behind us and that it was blown by our jetblast. That was the only way I knew there was a problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A B727-200 CAUSED JETBLAST DAMAGE TO PARKED ACFT BEHIND THE GATE TO WHICH SHE WAS TURNING INTO FOR PARKING.
Narrative: UPON LNDG IN GRR I INSTRUCTED THE CREW TO SHUT DOWN THE #2 ENG. ACCIDENTALLY THE #1 ENG START LEVER WAS MOVED TO CUT OFF (BY FO). I (THE CAPT TAXIING) WAS UNAWARE OF THE OCCURRENCE. AS WE SLOWLY APCHED THE GATE, POSITIVE XFER OF CTL WAS MADE WITH THE GUIDEMAN. THE INITIAL LEAD-IN LINE AT GRR IS 45 DEGS FROM THE FINAL ACFT POS AT THE GATE. THE INITIAL GUIDEMAN THEN HANDED US OFF TO THE GUIDEMAN STANDING ON THE FINAL LINE. AS WE GOT 1/2 WAY THROUGH THE TURN, THE ACFT BEGAN LOSING MOMENTUM. HE CONTINUED TO GIVE US A HARD R TURN SIGNAL. I ADVANCED THE #1 AND #3 THROTTLES SO AS TO NOT LET THE ACFT STOP. JUST AS IT BEGAN TO STOP, THE SO INFORMED ME THE #1 ENG WAS SHUT DOWN. I THEN ADVANCED THE #2 THROTTLE TO CONTINUE THE TURN. I WAS NEVER GIVEN ANY KIND OF STOP SIGNAL FROM THE GUIDEMAN. THEY NEVER GAVE ME ANY INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROB WITH JETBLAST OCCURRING BEHIND US. THE PAGE STATES THAT STRICT ADHERENCE TO THE GUIDEMEN AT THE GATE IS NECESSARY. AS WE DEPLANED THE ACFT, ONE OF THE GUIDEMEN STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ACFT BEHIND US AND THAT IT WAS BLOWN BY OUR JETBLAST. THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY I KNEW THERE WAS A PROB.
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.