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A B737 pilot reports that with an engine running because the APU was inoperative; the jetway was put to the aircraft and a ramp person opened the rear cargo door.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 778745 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200803 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 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 |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 778745 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : person non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Aircraft had APU on MEL. L-hand engine running. Beacon 'on' and aft cargo doors opened as soon as jetway was at aircraft. Ground personnel had difficulty with starting; positioning; and putting gpu electrical on. I did not believe that the jetway could even approach the aircraft with the rotating beacon on; but apparently they can to deplane. Problem is most rampers approach the aircraft as long as the jetway is at the airplane. Jetway operator said as long as the front wheels are chocked we can approach the aircraft. That leaves someone such as a ramper who is not thinking to approach the aircraft and if they were to take a shortcut in between the engine and the jetway; then well you know; no more ramper!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 PILOT REPORTS THAT WITH AN ENG RUNNING BECAUSE THE APU WAS INOP; THE JETWAY WAS PUT TO THE ACFT AND A RAMP PERSON OPENED THE REAR CARGO DOOR.
Narrative: ACFT HAD APU ON MEL. L-HAND ENG RUNNING. BEACON 'ON' AND AFT CARGO DOORS OPENED AS SOON AS JETWAY WAS AT ACFT. GND PERSONNEL HAD DIFFICULTY WITH STARTING; POSITIONING; AND PUTTING GPU ELECTRICAL ON. I DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE JETWAY COULD EVEN APCH THE ACFT WITH THE ROTATING BEACON ON; BUT APPARENTLY THEY CAN TO DEPLANE. PROB IS MOST RAMPERS APCH THE ACFT AS LONG AS THE JETWAY IS AT THE AIRPLANE. JETWAY OPERATOR SAID AS LONG AS THE FRONT WHEELS ARE CHOCKED WE CAN APCH THE ACFT. THAT LEAVES SOMEONE SUCH AS A RAMPER WHO IS NOT THINKING TO APPROACH THE ACFT AND IF THEY WERE TO TAKE A SHORTCUT IN BTWN THE ENG AND THE JETWAY; THEN WELL YOU KNOW; NO MORE RAMPER!
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.