<< >> NASA ASRS Report 690505, March 2006

Flight crew of MD90 reports baggage cart was blown by jet exhaust during taxi to gate. Minor injuries to baggage handlers struck by cart.

Attributes
ACN	690505
Time
Date	200603
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Weather Elements	Rain
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-90 Series (DC-9-90) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	690505
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

During taxi in to the gate in an MD90 at lax; the aircraft nose gear tire vibrated due to loss of traction on a wet gate ramp area. Aircraft moved at approximately 5 KTS and at no time did the aircraft stop moving which would have required 'break away' thrust. After shutting down the #1 engine (used during taxi in) and securing the aircraft the captain was advised by a ramp tower agent that jet exhaust had dislodged a baggage container on a transport cart. According to the control tower the baggage container was not properly secured. 2 ramp agents were temporarily pinned against a belt loader. No significant injuries. Recommendations: 1) all baggage containers be properly secured prior to entering ramp area. 2) ramp agents not positioned for work behind jet engines taxiing in to gate. 3) marshallers and wing walkers use maximum situational awareness when guiding aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF MD90 RPTS BAGGAGE CART WAS BLOWN BY JET EXHAUST DURING TAXI TO GATE. MINOR INJURIES TO BAGGAGE HANDLERS STRUCK BY CART.

Narrative: DURING TAXI IN TO THE GATE IN AN MD90 AT LAX; THE ACFT NOSE GEAR TIRE VIBRATED DUE TO LOSS OF TRACTION ON A WET GATE RAMP AREA. ACFT MOVED AT APPROX 5 KTS AND AT NO TIME DID THE ACFT STOP MOVING WHICH WOULD HAVE REQUIRED 'BREAK AWAY' THRUST. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE #1 ENG (USED DURING TAXI IN) AND SECURING THE ACFT THE CAPT WAS ADVISED BY A RAMP TWR AGENT THAT JET EXHAUST HAD DISLODGED A BAGGAGE CONTAINER ON A TRANSPORT CART. ACCORDING TO THE CTL TWR THE BAGGAGE CONTAINER WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED. 2 RAMP AGENTS WERE TEMPORARILY PINNED AGAINST A BELT LOADER. NO SIGNIFICANT INJURIES. RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) ALL BAGGAGE CONTAINERS BE PROPERLY SECURED PRIOR TO ENTERING RAMP AREA. 2) RAMP AGENTS NOT POSITIONED FOR WORK BEHIND JET ENGS TAXIING IN TO GATE. 3) MARSHALLERS AND WING WALKERS USE MAX SITUATIONAL AWARENESS WHEN GUIDING ACFT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.