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Captain of a B737 complaint regarding ground service personnel movement near running engine prior to shutdown after gate parking.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 499780 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200101 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sf0.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 : atp |
| ASRS Report | 499780 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Ramp worker at sfo walked in front of a fully operating B737 right side engine prior to engine shutdown during aircraft arrival at gate. I noticed right side forward cargo door light come on prior to my setting brake and ordering engine shutdown. After checklists completed, I went to research who opened and was advised by ramp worker that practice was normal for sfo. I advised him to refer to his line cargo manual and supervisors to clarify his actions in the future. The ramp was clearly painted with the 'no transgress' markings for the B737. This is my second write-up in a month on this subject. It is apparent that there is a callous disregard for operating jet engines and walking in the front. I fear someone is going to get hurt. I just finished reading the latest as soon as possible report and this episode definitely falls in the disregard for safety by other employee units. My suggestion is that no rampers touch aircraft or approach protected areas until beacon is turned off.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A B737 COMPLAINT REGARDING GND SVC PERSONNEL MOVEMENT NEAR RUNNING ENG PRIOR TO SHUTDOWN AFTER GATE PARKING.
Narrative: RAMP WORKER AT SFO WALKED IN FRONT OF A FULLY OPERATING B737 R SIDE ENG PRIOR TO ENG SHUTDOWN DURING ACFT ARR AT GATE. I NOTICED R SIDE FORWARD CARGO DOOR LIGHT COME ON PRIOR TO MY SETTING BRAKE AND ORDERING ENG SHUTDOWN. AFTER CHKLISTS COMPLETED, I WENT TO RESEARCH WHO OPENED AND WAS ADVISED BY RAMP WORKER THAT PRACTICE WAS NORMAL FOR SFO. I ADVISED HIM TO REFER TO HIS LINE CARGO MANUAL AND SUPVRS TO CLARIFY HIS ACTIONS IN THE FUTURE. THE RAMP WAS CLRLY PAINTED WITH THE 'NO TRANSGRESS' MARKINGS FOR THE B737. THIS IS MY SECOND WRITE-UP IN A MONTH ON THIS SUBJECT. IT IS APPARENT THAT THERE IS A CALLOUS DISREGARD FOR OPERATING JET ENGS AND WALKING IN THE FRONT. I FEAR SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT. I JUST FINISHED READING THE LATEST ASAP RPT AND THIS EPISODE DEFINITELY FALLS IN THE DISREGARD FOR SAFETY BY OTHER EMPLOYEE UNITS. MY SUGGESTION IS THAT NO RAMPERS TOUCH ACFT OR APCH PROTECTED AREAS UNTIL BEACON IS TURNED OFF.
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.