Flight crew of B737 depart aircraft without shutting down the left engine.

Attributes
ACN	622273
Time
Date	200305
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 62 flight time total : 16840 flight time type : 3526
ASRS Report	622273
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 995
ASRS Report	622272
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was informed by an assistant chief pilot, that he believed I had left the #1 engine running after I left the aircraft at gate. I have no recollection of doing this. My habit pattern when arriving at the gate is to set the parking brake and then shut down the #1 engine. It is my sense that I did this in this case. I remember running the parking check with the first officer and I remember speaking to a mechanic who was on the jetway, apparently meeting the flight. Supplemental information from acn 622272: inexplicably, both crew members overlooked the fact that the #1 engine was not shut down. A parking checklist was accomplished and all other procedures were normal. There were no time pressures or any other distrs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF B737 DEPART ACFT WITHOUT SHUTTING DOWN THE L ENG.

Narrative: I WAS INFORMED BY AN ASSISTANT CHIEF PLT, THAT HE BELIEVED I HAD LEFT THE #1 ENG RUNNING AFTER I LEFT THE ACFT AT GATE. I HAVE NO RECOLLECTION OF DOING THIS. MY HABIT PATTERN WHEN ARRIVING AT THE GATE IS TO SET THE PARKING BRAKE AND THEN SHUT DOWN THE #1 ENG. IT IS MY SENSE THAT I DID THIS IN THIS CASE. I REMEMBER RUNNING THE PARKING CHK WITH THE FO AND I REMEMBER SPEAKING TO A MECH WHO WAS ON THE JETWAY, APPARENTLY MEETING THE FLT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 622272: INEXPLICABLY, BOTH CREW MEMBERS OVERLOOKED THE FACT THAT THE #1 ENG WAS NOT SHUT DOWN. A PARKING CHKLIST WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND ALL OTHER PROCS WERE NORMAL. THERE WERE NO TIME PRESSURES OR ANY OTHER DISTRS.

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.