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A B767-300 ground crew opened the forward cargo door with the right engine still running at the gate awaiting ground power.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 639116 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200411 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mia.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| 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 |
| ASRS Report | 639116 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : person non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Upon arrival at gate, shut down left engine and was awaiting external power when we saw the forward cargo EICAS message and cargo doors overhead light illuminated. The right engine was still running! With the present emphasis on not starting APU's ground crews must be aware of engines that are still running with the aircraft stopped. Shortly thereafter, external was established and the right engine shut down. It would take but a second for serious injury and possible death to occur to anyone walking in front of or closely behind an operating engine. This could have had a very unhappy and tragic ending.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 GND CREW OPENED THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR WITH THE R ENG STILL RUNNING AT THE GATE AWAITING GND PWR.
Narrative: UPON ARR AT GATE, SHUT DOWN L ENG AND WAS AWAITING EXTERNAL PWR WHEN WE SAW THE FORWARD CARGO EICAS MESSAGE AND CARGO DOORS OVERHEAD LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE R ENG WAS STILL RUNNING! WITH THE PRESENT EMPHASIS ON NOT STARTING APU'S GND CREWS MUST BE AWARE OF ENGS THAT ARE STILL RUNNING WITH THE ACFT STOPPED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, EXTERNAL WAS ESTABLISHED AND THE R ENG SHUT DOWN. IT WOULD TAKE BUT A SECOND FOR SERIOUS INJURY AND POSSIBLE DEATH TO OCCUR TO ANYONE WALKING IN FRONT OF OR CLOSELY BEHIND AN OPERATING ENG. THIS COULD HAVE HAD A VERY UNHAPPY AND TRAGIC ENDING.
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.