Narrative:

We were coming from montreal with a passenger drop-off and clearing of customs at bed. The captain parked the aircraft in front of the door at the FBO and kept the right engine running. I met the customs officer at the door of the aircraft. I handed him our paperwork and he requested all passenger exit the aircraft and he would clear them inside the FBO. I escorted the passenger inside. It took about 10 mins to clear customs, whereby I escorted the passenger back to the aircraft. As I exited the FBO, I noticed no one was in the cockpit of the aircraft. The aircraft was about 150 ft from the FBO door, right engine was still running. It took about 1 min to reach the aircraft only to discover the captain was in the passenger cabin cleaning up the trash. How long he had been away from the cockpit is unknown. This was a very dangerous situation which could have caused serious harm to aircraft, personnel and property, not to mention it is contrary to our operations manual and the FARS. Our chief pilot has moved junior pilots to capts and reduced senior capts to first officer's. As a senior captain, I have found some of the promoted capts have become cocky. Our company is also going through possible bankruptcy along with a chief pilot who does not want input from his senior people. In 25 yrs with this company, I see a serious decline in safety.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FALCON 20 ENG LEFT RUNNING WITHOUT A CREW IN THE COCKPIT TO MONITOR IT. RPTR IS CONCERNED ABOUT DETERIORATING SAFETY AT HIS COMPANY.

Narrative: WE WERE COMING FROM MONTREAL WITH A PAX DROP-OFF AND CLRING OF CUSTOMS AT BED. THE CAPT PARKED THE ACFT IN FRONT OF THE DOOR AT THE FBO AND KEPT THE R ENG RUNNING. I MET THE CUSTOMS OFFICER AT THE DOOR OF THE ACFT. I HANDED HIM OUR PAPERWORK AND HE REQUESTED ALL PAX EXIT THE ACFT AND HE WOULD CLR THEM INSIDE THE FBO. I ESCORTED THE PAX INSIDE. IT TOOK ABOUT 10 MINS TO CLR CUSTOMS, WHEREBY I ESCORTED THE PAX BACK TO THE ACFT. AS I EXITED THE FBO, I NOTICED NO ONE WAS IN THE COCKPIT OF THE ACFT. THE ACFT WAS ABOUT 150 FT FROM THE FBO DOOR, R ENG WAS STILL RUNNING. IT TOOK ABOUT 1 MIN TO REACH THE ACFT ONLY TO DISCOVER THE CAPT WAS IN THE PAX CABIN CLEANING UP THE TRASH. HOW LONG HE HAD BEEN AWAY FROM THE COCKPIT IS UNKNOWN. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SIT WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS HARM TO ACFT, PERSONNEL AND PROPERTY, NOT TO MENTION IT IS CONTRARY TO OUR OPS MANUAL AND THE FARS. OUR CHIEF PLT HAS MOVED JUNIOR PLTS TO CAPTS AND REDUCED SENIOR CAPTS TO FO'S. AS A SENIOR CAPT, I HAVE FOUND SOME OF THE PROMOTED CAPTS HAVE BECOME COCKY. OUR COMPANY IS ALSO GOING THROUGH POSSIBLE BANKRUPTCY ALONG WITH A CHIEF PLT WHO DOES NOT WANT INPUT FROM HIS SENIOR PEOPLE. IN 25 YRS WITH THIS COMPANY, I SEE A SERIOUS DECLINE IN SAFETY.

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.