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An A32O captain reports ramp agents opened both cargo doors before the engines were shut down at the gate. Jet blast knocked an agent down.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 777145 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200803 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : shutdown |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 777145 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : person non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
After exiting; it is a very short taxi to gate. Both cargo doors were opened prior to shutting down the #2 engine. 1 ramper was knocked down from the jetblast.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A32O CAPT REPORTS RAMP AGENTS OPENED BOTH CARGO DOORS BEFORE THE ENGINES WERE SHUT DOWN AT THE GATE. JET BLAST KNOCKED AN AGENT DOWN.
Narrative: AFTER EXITING; IT IS A VERY SHORT TAXI TO GATE. BOTH CARGO DOORS WERE OPENED PRIOR TO SHUTTING DOWN THE #2 ENG. 1 RAMPER WAS KNOCKED DOWN FROM THE JETBLAST.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.