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An ATR 72 parked with aft cargo door and passenger door open and #2 engine running for electrical power filled the door area with engine exhaust smoke and fumes. Two flight attendant overcome with toxic fumes.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 479493 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : flight attendant in charge |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| ASRS Report | 479493 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight attendant : on duty |
| Qualification | flight attendant : currently qualified |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other other : 969 |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Company Cabin Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Carbon monoxide exposure and toxic fumes exposure while boarding passenger at out station with cargo door open (no air cart operating) and aircraft engine on fumes smelled, eyes burning, couldn't breathe and flight attendant bent over rails of passenger door trying to breathe led to agent (overcome in past and passing out) observing flight attendant and taking action by advising pilots, giving oxygen,dramamine, ice water, ice pack, vitals checked, etc. Aircraft was delayed and passenger checked for exposure and aircraft doors closed to prevent further damage. Flight attendant wrote form, advised management upon arrival at home base and advised this incident be put in mandatory reading so that all flight attendants will be aware that if cargo door is open to be sure air cart is on and aircraft is off. Never saw warning in mandatory reading with at least 2 employees affected from same condition.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ATR 72 PARKED WITH AFT CARGO DOOR AND PAX DOOR OPEN AND #2 ENG RUNNING FOR ELECTRICAL PWR FILLED THE DOOR AREA WITH ENG EXHAUST SMOKE AND FUMES. TWO FLIGHT ATTENDANT OVERCOME WITH TOXIC FUMES.
Narrative: CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE AND TOXIC FUMES EXPOSURE WHILE BOARDING PAX AT OUT STATION WITH CARGO DOOR OPEN (NO AIR CART OPERATING) AND ACFT ENGINE ON FUMES SMELLED, EYES BURNING, COULDN'T BREATHE AND FLIGHT ATTENDANT BENT OVER RAILS OF PAX DOOR TRYING TO BREATHE LED TO AGENT (OVERCOME IN PAST AND PASSING OUT) OBSERVING FA AND TAKING ACTION BY ADVISING PLTS, GIVING OXYGEN,DRAMAMINE, ICE WATER, ICE PACK, VITALS CHECKED, ETC. ACFT WAS DELAYED AND PAX CHECKED FOR EXPOSURE AND ACFT DOORS CLOSED TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE. FLIGHT ATTENDANT WROTE FORM, ADVISED MANAGEMENT UPON ARRIVAL AT HOME BASE AND ADVISED THIS INCIDENT BE PUT IN MANDATORY READING SO THAT ALL FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WILL BE AWARE THAT IF CARGO DOOR IS OPEN TO BE SURE AIR CART IS ON AND ACFT IS OFF. NEVER SAW WARNING IN MANDATORY READING WITH AT LEAST 2 EMPLOYEES AFFECTED FROM SAME CONDITION.
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.