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A BA46 captain reported that, while waiting for taxi clearance at dtw, a DC10 pwring up nearby caused LB3 containers to blow off a tug and into the lower nacelle of engine #3 on the reporter's aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 486600 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200009 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | BAe 146 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dtw.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-10 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : pushback |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 486600 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe ground encounters : fod ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
We were stopped at the edge of our parking pad, awaiting taxi clearance for takeoff. A tug towing 2 dollies with LB3 containers passed in front of us. The LB3 containers were blown off the dollies by a DC10 pwring up to taxi onto the neighboring runway. The jetblast blew the containers into and dented the lower intake lip of our #3 engine. The containers were only partially clamped to the dollies. Had they been completely secured, they would not have blown far enough to strike us.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BA46 CAPT RPTED THAT, WHILE WAITING FOR TAXI CLRNC AT DTW, A DC10 PWRING UP NEARBY CAUSED LB3 CONTAINERS TO BLOW OFF A TUG AND INTO THE LOWER NACELLE OF ENG #3 ON THE RPTR'S ACFT.
Narrative: WE WERE STOPPED AT THE EDGE OF OUR PARKING PAD, AWAITING TAXI CLRNC FOR TKOF. A TUG TOWING 2 DOLLIES WITH LB3 CONTAINERS PASSED IN FRONT OF US. THE LB3 CONTAINERS WERE BLOWN OFF THE DOLLIES BY A DC10 PWRING UP TO TAXI ONTO THE NEIGHBORING RWY. THE JETBLAST BLEW THE CONTAINERS INTO AND DENTED THE LOWER INTAKE LIP OF OUR #3 ENG. THE CONTAINERS WERE ONLY PARTIALLY CLAMPED TO THE DOLLIES. HAD THEY BEEN COMPLETELY SECURED, THEY WOULD NOT HAVE BLOWN FAR ENOUGH TO STRIKE US.
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.