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During APU inoperative engine start, L101 rolls forward and strikes ground support equipment despite indications of properly set parking brake.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 610801 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200403 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : san.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mci.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | L-1011-500 Series |
| 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 : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 2800 |
| ASRS Report | 610801 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 610804 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Before starting engine checklist complete. Just prior to pushback/engine start checklist complete. #2 engine start normal. During #1 engine start, aircraft moved forward approximately 5 ft. Both captain and I immediately applied brakes to stop aircraft. Flight attendants informed us that #3 engine made contact with ground equipment. Damage would not be classified as serious. APU inoperative as per MEL. Ground equipment present for engine airstart and electrical power. Parking brake malfunction entered in maintenance log. No injuries reported. Passenger deplaned normally via air stairs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DURING APU INOP ENG START, L101 ROLLS FORWARD AND STRIKES GND SUPPORT EQUIP DESPITE INDICATIONS OF PROPERLY SET PARKING BRAKE.
Narrative: BEFORE STARTING ENG CHKLIST COMPLETE. JUST PRIOR TO PUSHBACK/ENG START CHKLIST COMPLETE. #2 ENG START NORMAL. DURING #1 ENG START, ACFT MOVED FORWARD APPROX 5 FT. BOTH CAPT AND I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP ACFT. FLT ATTENDANTS INFORMED US THAT #3 ENG MADE CONTACT WITH GND EQUIP. DAMAGE WOULD NOT BE CLASSIFIED AS SERIOUS. APU INOP AS PER MEL. GND EQUIP PRESENT FOR ENG AIRSTART AND ELECTRICAL PWR. PARKING BRAKE MALFUNCTION ENTERED IN MAINT LOG. NO INJURIES RPTED. PAX DEPLANED NORMALLY VIA AIR STAIRS.
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.