B737-700 ingested air hose into left engine after parking at gate.

Attributes
ACN	763253
Time
Date	200711
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-700
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 195 flight time type : 520
ASRS Report	763253
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time type : 1900
ASRS Report	763252
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : fod non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Arrived at gate with #2 engine shut down; expecting ground power; no air services. We cleared the safety zone left and right; pulled into the gate; set parking brake and awaited ground power hookup. The marshaller indicated ground power connection and I looked up to verify proper ground power indication and to select ground power on. At the same time; the aircraft started shaking and I shut down #1 engine; looked outside and saw the marshaller pointing toward the jetway. Initially I thought the jetway was malfunctioning and bumping the side of the aircraft. I opened my side window and asked what happened and if everyone was ok. We did the shutdown checklist. I exited the flight deck and went down to the ramp to find the jetway air hose in the #1 engine. Apparently the cart that the hose rests on moved out toward the engine as the jetway was moved into place; allowing the hose to be pulled into the engine. Ground operations needs to make sure that the air hose cart is locked to the jetway before we enter the safety zone. Maybe we could paint the locking lever bright orange or red to draw attention to this.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-700 INGESTED AIR HOSE INTO LEFT ENG AFTER PARKING AT GATE.

Narrative: ARRIVED AT GATE WITH #2 ENG SHUT DOWN; EXPECTING GND PWR; NO AIR SVCS. WE CLRED THE SAFETY ZONE L AND R; PULLED INTO THE GATE; SET PARKING BRAKE AND AWAITED GND PWR HOOKUP. THE MARSHALLER INDICATED GND PWR CONNECTION AND I LOOKED UP TO VERIFY PROPER GND PWR INDICATION AND TO SELECT GND PWR ON. AT THE SAME TIME; THE ACFT STARTED SHAKING AND I SHUT DOWN #1 ENG; LOOKED OUTSIDE AND SAW THE MARSHALLER POINTING TOWARD THE JETWAY. INITIALLY I THOUGHT THE JETWAY WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND BUMPING THE SIDE OF THE ACFT. I OPENED MY SIDE WINDOW AND ASKED WHAT HAPPENED AND IF EVERYONE WAS OK. WE DID THE SHUTDOWN CHKLIST. I EXITED THE FLT DECK AND WENT DOWN TO THE RAMP TO FIND THE JETWAY AIR HOSE IN THE #1 ENG. APPARENTLY THE CART THAT THE HOSE RESTS ON MOVED OUT TOWARD THE ENG AS THE JETWAY WAS MOVED INTO PLACE; ALLOWING THE HOSE TO BE PULLED INTO THE ENG. GND OPS NEEDS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE AIR HOSE CART IS LOCKED TO THE JETWAY BEFORE WE ENTER THE SAFETY ZONE. MAYBE WE COULD PAINT THE LOCKING LEVER BRIGHT ORANGE OR RED TO DRAW ATTN TO THIS.

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.