B747 flight crew taxies into wrong ramp area and the jet blast from their engine blows a baggage cart into another aircraft and injures a ramp person at bwi.

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Attributes
ACN	581854
Time
Date	200305
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwi.airport
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground other : de-icing pad ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A330
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer
ASRS Report	581854
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	581745
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 4
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

The problem arose after blocking in at spot X on the remote deicing pad at bwi. We were asked to reposition the aircraft to spot Y by FBO. Ground control gave us progressive taxi instructions to the end of taxiway B. At that time, ground control lost visual contact with us and was not certain where we were reference spot Y. Contributing factors were that spot Y was not shown on the airport diagram. The yellow taxi line turned left off taxiway B to the ramp area. Later we found out aircraft Y was located straight ahead after exiting taxiway B. However, no FBO ground personnel were in view on the ramp straight off taxiway B nor could I contact FBO on 129.0. Also, there was no yellow taxi line leading into the ramp. It was discovered we were in the wrong area when ground personnel signaled for us to stop. The corrective action was to shut down our operating engines, #1 and #4. We were then towed, with the aid of wing walkers, to spot Y. Result was a cargo container was blown into an aircraft and a ramp person was injured.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B747 FLT CREW TAXIES INTO WRONG RAMP AREA AND THE JET BLAST FROM THEIR ENG BLOWS A BAGGAGE CART INTO ANOTHER ACFT AND INJURES A RAMP PERSON AT BWI.

Narrative: THE PROB AROSE AFTER BLOCKING IN AT SPOT X ON THE REMOTE DEICING PAD AT BWI. WE WERE ASKED TO REPOSITION THE ACFT TO SPOT Y BY FBO. GND CTL GAVE US PROGRESSIVE TAXI INSTRUCTIONS TO THE END OF TXWY B. AT THAT TIME, GND CTL LOST VISUAL CONTACT WITH US AND WAS NOT CERTAIN WHERE WE WERE REF SPOT Y. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THAT SPOT Y WAS NOT SHOWN ON THE ARPT DIAGRAM. THE YELLOW TAXI LINE TURNED L OFF TXWY B TO THE RAMP AREA. LATER WE FOUND OUT ACFT Y WAS LOCATED STRAIGHT AHEAD AFTER EXITING TXWY B. HOWEVER, NO FBO GND PERSONNEL WERE IN VIEW ON THE RAMP STRAIGHT OFF TXWY B NOR COULD I CONTACT FBO ON 129.0. ALSO, THERE WAS NO YELLOW TAXI LINE LEADING INTO THE RAMP. IT WAS DISCOVERED WE WERE IN THE WRONG AREA WHEN GND PERSONNEL SIGNALED FOR US TO STOP. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TO SHUT DOWN OUR OPERATING ENGS, #1 AND #4. WE WERE THEN TOWED, WITH THE AID OF WING WALKERS, TO SPOT Y. RESULT WAS A CARGO CONTAINER WAS BLOWN INTO AN ACFT AND A RAMP PERSON WAS INJURED.

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.