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A320 first officer and 2 ramp workers were jetblasted during aircraft walkaround inspection from a B737 2 gates away doing a xbleed air start.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 545322 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200204 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sea.airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sea.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 545322 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company Airport |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
While doing walkaround at sea gate X, first officer and 2 ramp workers were almost injured by jetblast from air carrier Y B737 doing xbleed start. Air carrier Y flight pushed off either gate Y or Z, and was about 2 aircraft lengths from us, with its tail pointed directly at our aircraft, when they initiated xbleed start. Blowing sand and grit ended up in first officer's eyes, and all 3 of us were forced to move away from numerous baggage carts that were starting to sway. Jetblast lasted for about 1 min. Sea ground was then notified of incident, and said it was either flight XXX from gate Y or flight YYY from gate Z (which better fit location of push). Air carrier X operations also notified. Air carrier Y ground crew obviously did not properly position aircraft during push. Sea ground did say that the air carrier Y crew did advise them of xbleed start, and did ask if there was any traffic behind them. Sea ground saw no traffic, but did not notice, at night, that they were pointed right at our aircraft. Injury and damage potential was huge.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 FO AND 2 RAMP WORKERS WERE JETBLASTED DURING ACFT WALKAROUND INSPECTION FROM A B737 2 GATES AWAY DOING A XBLEED AIR START.
Narrative: WHILE DOING WALKAROUND AT SEA GATE X, FO AND 2 RAMP WORKERS WERE ALMOST INJURED BY JETBLAST FROM ACR Y B737 DOING XBLEED START. ACR Y FLT PUSHED OFF EITHER GATE Y OR Z, AND WAS ABOUT 2 ACFT LENGTHS FROM US, WITH ITS TAIL POINTED DIRECTLY AT OUR ACFT, WHEN THEY INITIATED XBLEED START. BLOWING SAND AND GRIT ENDED UP IN FO'S EYES, AND ALL 3 OF US WERE FORCED TO MOVE AWAY FROM NUMEROUS BAGGAGE CARTS THAT WERE STARTING TO SWAY. JETBLAST LASTED FOR ABOUT 1 MIN. SEA GND WAS THEN NOTIFIED OF INCIDENT, AND SAID IT WAS EITHER FLT XXX FROM GATE Y OR FLT YYY FROM GATE Z (WHICH BETTER FIT LOCATION OF PUSH). ACR X OPS ALSO NOTIFIED. ACR Y GND CREW OBVIOUSLY DID NOT PROPERLY POS ACFT DURING PUSH. SEA GND DID SAY THAT THE ACR Y CREW DID ADVISE THEM OF XBLEED START, AND DID ASK IF THERE WAS ANY TFC BEHIND THEM. SEA GND SAW NO TFC, BUT DID NOT NOTICE, AT NIGHT, THAT THEY WERE POINTED RIGHT AT OUR ACFT. INJURY AND DAMAGE POTENTIAL WAS HUGE.
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.