Ground crew open forward cargo door of B737-800 while right engine is still running.

Attributes
ACN	794091
Time
Date	200807
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
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	B737-800
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	794091
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : fod ground encounters : person non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

We pulled up to the gate. Ground equipment across hazard area lines. Called ramp to have equipment moved behind lines. Had already shut down right engine to conserve fuel on taxi in. Once equipment was moved; remaining engine was insufficient to move aircraft. Started right engine to provide necessary thrust to move aircraft to gate. Having just started right engine; I moved aircraft to the final gate position and kept right engine running to observe the required 3 min cool-down time limit. Ramp person plugged in external power and proceeded to open forward cargo door while right engine still running. I immediately shut down right engine to avoid personal injury and aircraft damage. The engine did not complete its required 3 min cool-down limit. Next time I will run the engine for 2 mins away from gate to avoid this problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GND CREW OPEN FORWARD CARGO DOOR OF B737-800 WHILE RIGHT ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING.

Narrative: WE PULLED UP TO THE GATE. GND EQUIP ACROSS HAZARD AREA LINES. CALLED RAMP TO HAVE EQUIP MOVED BEHIND LINES. HAD ALREADY SHUT DOWN R ENG TO CONSERVE FUEL ON TAXI IN. ONCE EQUIP WAS MOVED; REMAINING ENG WAS INSUFFICIENT TO MOVE ACFT. STARTED R ENG TO PROVIDE NECESSARY THRUST TO MOVE ACFT TO GATE. HAVING JUST STARTED R ENG; I MOVED ACFT TO THE FINAL GATE POS AND KEPT R ENG RUNNING TO OBSERVE THE REQUIRED 3 MIN COOL-DOWN TIME LIMIT. RAMP PERSON PLUGGED IN EXTERNAL PWR AND PROCEEDED TO OPEN FORWARD CARGO DOOR WHILE R ENG STILL RUNNING. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN R ENG TO AVOID PERSONAL INJURY AND ACFT DAMAGE. THE ENG DID NOT COMPLETE ITS REQUIRED 3 MIN COOL-DOWN LIMIT. NEXT TIME I WILL RUN THE ENG FOR 2 MINS AWAY FROM GATE TO AVOID THIS PROB.

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.