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A B777 captain is concerned that a recently changed company policy to shut down the left engine while taxiing in at fra is contradictory to what is published in the manuals.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 628754 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200408 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : eddf.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 1700 |
| ASRS Report | 628754 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
The jul/tue/04 change to fra arrival procedures now requires the left engine to be shutdown in order to enhance on-time arrival performance. This requirement is extremely unsafe and will result in a ramp person being sucked through the right engine. In fact, page 10.80.3 'normals, arrival ground operations' states: 'warning: ground personnel expect the right engine to be shutdown, or ready for immediate shutdown, upon arrival at the parking location.' I interviewed several company personnel at fra and found that the left engine shutdown decree resulted from a conference call between operations and the fra station manager. This decision was made without pilot or flight operations input. On-time performance is laudatory, but nothing should supersede safety. The change to the fra arrival procedures should be rescinded.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B777 CAPT IS CONCERNED THAT A RECENTLY CHANGED COMPANY POLICY TO SHUT DOWN THE L ENG WHILE TAXIING IN AT FRA IS CONTRADICTORY TO WHAT IS PUBLISHED IN THE MANUALS.
Narrative: THE JUL/TUE/04 CHANGE TO FRA ARR PROCS NOW REQUIRES THE L ENG TO BE SHUTDOWN IN ORDER TO ENHANCE ON-TIME ARR PERFORMANCE. THIS REQUIREMENT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND WILL RESULT IN A RAMP PERSON BEING SUCKED THROUGH THE R ENG. IN FACT, PAGE 10.80.3 'NORMALS, ARR GND OPS' STATES: 'WARNING: GND PERSONNEL EXPECT THE R ENG TO BE SHUTDOWN, OR READY FOR IMMEDIATE SHUTDOWN, UPON ARR AT THE PARKING LOCATION.' I INTERVIEWED SEVERAL COMPANY PERSONNEL AT FRA AND FOUND THAT THE L ENG SHUTDOWN DECREE RESULTED FROM A CONFERENCE CALL BTWN OPS AND THE FRA STATION MGR. THIS DECISION WAS MADE WITHOUT PLT OR FLT OPS INPUT. ON-TIME PERFORMANCE IS LAUDATORY, BUT NOTHING SHOULD SUPERSEDE SAFETY. THE CHANGE TO THE FRA ARR PROCS SHOULD BE RESCINDED.
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.