B737-300 flight crew leaves #1 engine running after parking at gate in mci for aircraft cooling.

Attributes
ACN	704703
Time
Date	200607
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci.airport
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	704703
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 9000
ASRS Report	704526
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Dispatched with APU inoperative; late departure due to unrelated maintenance issue. Air temperature at departure 97 degrees; had to use flaps 1 degree improved; unpressurized takeoff procedure; aircraft never cooled sufficiently for passenger comfort en route; air temperature mci was 96 degrees. On arrival at gate captain elected to leave engine #1 running to keep passenger as cool as possible during deplaning; after ground personnel plugged in electric power and then walked off with no apparent intention to connect ground air after engine shutdown. Mci operations called and asked if there was a problem since we had not shut down engine #1. Captain stated that we wanted to keep cooling air flowing for passenger comfort. Mci operations states that they could not hook up ground air with engine running. Captain replied that we understood that. Apparently ground personnel assumed that we wanted them to hook up ground air with engine running without actually talking with us. No one in the cockpit made any such request; we all understand the dangers of moving around a running jet engine and would never ask a fellow employee to endanger themselves in such a way.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 FLT CREW LEAVES #1 ENG RUNNING AFTER PARKING AT GATE IN MCI FOR ACFT COOLING.

Narrative: DISPATCHED WITH APU INOP; LATE DEP DUE TO UNRELATED MAINT ISSUE. AIR TEMP AT DEP 97 DEGS; HAD TO USE FLAPS 1 DEG IMPROVED; UNPRESSURIZED TKOF PROC; ACFT NEVER COOLED SUFFICIENTLY FOR PAX COMFORT ENRTE; AIR TEMP MCI WAS 96 DEGS. ON ARR AT GATE CAPT ELECTED TO LEAVE ENG #1 RUNNING TO KEEP PAX AS COOL AS POSSIBLE DURING DEPLANING; AFTER GND PERSONNEL PLUGGED IN ELECTRIC PWR AND THEN WALKED OFF WITH NO APPARENT INTENTION TO CONNECT GND AIR AFTER ENG SHUTDOWN. MCI OPS CALLED AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A PROB SINCE WE HAD NOT SHUT DOWN ENG #1. CAPT STATED THAT WE WANTED TO KEEP COOLING AIR FLOWING FOR PAX COMFORT. MCI OPS STATES THAT THEY COULD NOT HOOK UP GND AIR WITH ENG RUNNING. CAPT REPLIED THAT WE UNDERSTOOD THAT. APPARENTLY GND PERSONNEL ASSUMED THAT WE WANTED THEM TO HOOK UP GND AIR WITH ENG RUNNING WITHOUT ACTUALLY TALKING WITH US. NO ONE IN THE COCKPIT MADE ANY SUCH REQUEST; WE ALL UNDERSTAND THE DANGERS OF MOVING AROUND A RUNNING JET ENG AND WOULD NEVER ASK A FELLOW EMPLOYEE TO ENDANGER THEMSELVES IN SUCH A WAY.

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.