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B767 first officer began engine start before engine clear of ground baggage handlers. Notice error prior to N1 indication. Stopped starting procedure prior to any ground crew endangerment.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 527545 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767 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 : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time type : 2213 |
| ASRS Report | 527545 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Early get-up. Previous multiple crew problems between captain and flight attendant crews. Inbound flight had suspicious passenger/package reported on 7 mi final, major confrontation between captain and flight attendants. I spent time on ground following up with gate personnel, flight attendants and flight manager -- no time to eat or rest. Another confrontation with outbound flight attendant over mechanical problem (lavatory broken). Pushing back told to start only engine #1 for late bags. Concerned about conflicts with captain. Didn't see bag cart, out of habit began start of engine #2. Aborted start as soon as fuel introduced, no N1 yet showing. Apologized to ground personnel, who indicated everyone was ok.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 FO BEGAN ENG START BEFORE ENG CLR OF GND BAGGAGE HANDLERS. NOTICE ERROR PRIOR TO N1 INDICATION. STOPPED STARTING PROC PRIOR TO ANY GND CREW ENDANGERMENT.
Narrative: EARLY GET-UP. PREVIOUS MULTIPLE CREW PROBS BTWN CAPT AND FLT ATTENDANT CREWS. INBOUND FLT HAD SUSPICIOUS PAX/PACKAGE RPTED ON 7 MI FINAL, MAJOR CONFRONTATION BTWN CAPT AND FLT ATTENDANTS. I SPENT TIME ON GND FOLLOWING UP WITH GATE PERSONNEL, FLT ATTENDANTS AND FLT MGR -- NO TIME TO EAT OR REST. ANOTHER CONFRONTATION WITH OUTBOUND FLT ATTENDANT OVER MECHANICAL PROB (LAVATORY BROKEN). PUSHING BACK TOLD TO START ONLY ENG #1 FOR LATE BAGS. CONCERNED ABOUT CONFLICTS WITH CAPT. DIDN'T SEE BAG CART, OUT OF HABIT BEGAN START OF ENG #2. ABORTED START AS SOON AS FUEL INTRODUCED, NO N1 YET SHOWING. APOLOGIZED TO GND PERSONNEL, WHO INDICATED EVERYONE WAS OK.
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.