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Captain of unspecified aircraft type advises that some gates have unsecured aircraft service items in the red engine safety zones. Feels these gates should not be utilized for fear of FOD ingestion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 782145 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200804 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| 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 |
| ASRS Report | 782145 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Airport |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
ZZZ gates do not have clear red engine safety zones. One has a ground air hose 'tray' bolted to the ground inside the red engine safety zone; but the hose is loose. This is a 'fixed' gate (jetway doesn't move) which greatly increases the likelihood of having to increase power on #1 engine for precise positioning of aircraft. The other gate is worse. This is also a 'fixed' gate; but both the hose and the ground air hose 'tray' are not bolted to the ground. So at this gate; both the loose hose and the tray (on wheels; no less) is well inside the red engine safety zone. I'm not just talking about the regular safety zone that has to be clear before entering. This is the red engine safety zone with loose items inside (one on wheels). If the ground air hose cannot be repositioned outside the red engine safety zone; these gates should not be designated as gate services gates.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPTAIN OF UNSPECIFIED ACFT TYPE ADVISES THAT SOME GATES HAVE UNSECURED ACFT SERVICE ITEMS IN THE RED ENGINE SAFETY ZONES. FEELS THESE GATES SHOULD NOT BE UTILIZED FOR FEAR OF FOD INGESTION.
Narrative: ZZZ GATES DO NOT HAVE CLR RED ENG SAFETY ZONES. ONE HAS A GND AIR HOSE 'TRAY' BOLTED TO THE GND INSIDE THE RED ENG SAFETY ZONE; BUT THE HOSE IS LOOSE. THIS IS A 'FIXED' GATE (JETWAY DOESN'T MOVE) WHICH GREATLY INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF HAVING TO INCREASE PWR ON #1 ENG FOR PRECISE POSITIONING OF ACFT. THE OTHER GATE IS WORSE. THIS IS ALSO A 'FIXED' GATE; BUT BOTH THE HOSE AND THE GND AIR HOSE 'TRAY' ARE NOT BOLTED TO THE GND. SO AT THIS GATE; BOTH THE LOOSE HOSE AND THE TRAY (ON WHEELS; NO LESS) IS WELL INSIDE THE RED ENG SAFETY ZONE. I'M NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT THE REGULAR SAFETY ZONE THAT HAS TO BE CLR BEFORE ENTERING. THIS IS THE RED ENG SAFETY ZONE WITH LOOSE ITEMS INSIDE (ONE ON WHEELS). IF THE GND AIR HOSE CANNOT BE REPOSITIONED OUTSIDE THE RED ENG SAFETY ZONE; THESE GATES SHOULD NOT BE DESIGNATED AS GATE SVCS GATES.
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.