B767 single engine taxi causes problems in ramp area at jfk.

Attributes
ACN	712821
Time
Date	200610
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 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 : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 221 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 3330
ASRS Report	712821
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Airport Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

On oct/thu/06; was taxiing in to gate after a lengthy ground delay necessitated shutting down the left engine for fuel considerations. During the right turn in to the gate the jet blast from the right engine caused ground equipment to be blown about in a new parking area for regional jet service. This was discovered after I spoke to ramp personnel in the rj parking area on a subsequent commuter flight home. As ramp personnel were not available to park the aircraft it became necessary to stop short of the gate entry; requiring additional power to make the turn. Recommend that 2-ENG taxi into this ramp be mandatory for all large aircraft and that location of new parking areas be shown on the company ramp diagrams. Also recommend that taxi into ramp only be allowed if marshallers available to park aircraft. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the company has changed the ramp diagram to reflect actual conditions; and has changed procedures for parking in this alley.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 SINGLE ENG TAXI CAUSES PROBS IN RAMP AREA AT JFK.

Narrative: ON OCT/THU/06; WAS TAXIING IN TO GATE AFTER A LENGTHY GND DELAY NECESSITATED SHUTTING DOWN THE L ENG FOR FUEL CONSIDERATIONS. DURING THE R TURN IN TO THE GATE THE JET BLAST FROM THE R ENG CAUSED GND EQUIP TO BE BLOWN ABOUT IN A NEW PARKING AREA FOR REGIONAL JET SVC. THIS WAS DISCOVERED AFTER I SPOKE TO RAMP PERSONNEL IN THE RJ PARKING AREA ON A SUBSEQUENT COMMUTER FLT HOME. AS RAMP PERSONNEL WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PARK THE ACFT IT BECAME NECESSARY TO STOP SHORT OF THE GATE ENTRY; REQUIRING ADDITIONAL PWR TO MAKE THE TURN. RECOMMEND THAT 2-ENG TAXI INTO THIS RAMP BE MANDATORY FOR ALL LARGE ACFT AND THAT LOCATION OF NEW PARKING AREAS BE SHOWN ON THE COMPANY RAMP DIAGRAMS. ALSO RECOMMEND THAT TAXI INTO RAMP ONLY BE ALLOWED IF MARSHALLERS AVAILABLE TO PARK ACFT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THE COMPANY HAS CHANGED THE RAMP DIAGRAM TO REFLECT ACTUAL CONDITIONS; AND HAS CHANGED PROCS FOR PARKING IN THIS ALLEY.

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.