Crj-200 flight crew has their aircraft damaged by a jet blast driven baggage cart while parked at th...

Attributes
ACN	727119
Time
Date	200702
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : bos.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 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 : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 4200
ASRS Report	727119
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe ground encounters : fod ground encounters : vehicle
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Company
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

We were parked at the gate with all passenger and bags loaded. It was 2 mins prior to our scheduled departure time. Then all 3 flight crew felt the airplane rocking and shaking. This was followed by an immediate sandstorm blowing from the tail to the nose of the airplane. This was caused by a B757 that was taxiing out of the alley directly behind us. The jet blast sent a bag cart into the bottom of the left wing damaging the flap drive fairing. No injuries were reported from the passenger. To prevent this in the future the operation needs to: 1) increase the distance of airplanes that are pushed in the alley. 2) aim the tailpipe of all aircraft into the alley and away from other planes. 3) tow aircraft to face north in the alley then thrust would not be directed toward any planes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ-200 FLT CREW HAS THEIR ACFT DAMAGED BY A JET BLAST DRIVEN BAGGAGE CART WHILE PARKED AT THE GATE IN BOS.

Narrative: WE WERE PARKED AT THE GATE WITH ALL PAX AND BAGS LOADED. IT WAS 2 MINS PRIOR TO OUR SCHEDULED DEP TIME. THEN ALL 3 FLT CREW FELT THE AIRPLANE ROCKING AND SHAKING. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY AN IMMEDIATE SANDSTORM BLOWING FROM THE TAIL TO THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A B757 THAT WAS TAXIING OUT OF THE ALLEY DIRECTLY BEHIND US. THE JET BLAST SENT A BAG CART INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE L WING DAMAGING THE FLAP DRIVE FAIRING. NO INJURIES WERE RPTED FROM THE PAX. TO PREVENT THIS IN THE FUTURE THE OP NEEDS TO: 1) INCREASE THE DISTANCE OF AIRPLANES THAT ARE PUSHED IN THE ALLEY. 2) AIM THE TAILPIPE OF ALL ACFT INTO THE ALLEY AND AWAY FROM OTHER PLANES. 3) TOW ACFT TO FACE N IN THE ALLEY THEN THRUST WOULD NOT BE DIRECTED TOWARD ANY PLANES.

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.

Crj-200 flight crew has their aircraft damaged by a jet blast driven baggage cart while parked at the gate in bos.