E145 flight crew depart their aircraft with the right engine still running.

Attributes
ACN	795307
Time
Date	200807
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
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 ground other : post flight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	795307
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	795308
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We had just pulled into the gate. With the current fuel savings initiatives in mind we choose not to start the APU. We expected to receive ground power very shortly after arrival. Until such time we decided to leave engine #2 running in order to keep the airplane pwred while the passenger deplaned. We completed the shutdown checklist to the point of the #2 engine shutdown having previously decided to leave it running. After deplaning my first officer left the flight deck to conduct the postflt inspection. I knew that the airplane had a relatively short turn time and there would be necessary crew swap. In order to expedite matters I decided I should start the APU and shut down the engine. However due to distraction at the time I never did this. I made an error in thinking this had been done and left the flight deck with the aircraft in ground safe mode. The next crew arrived within mins; discovered the engine; and shut it down without further event. My crew and I passed the new crew in the terminal on their way to the airplane. Once they arrived at the airplane the new captain discovered the engine running and shut it down. He later called me and told me. Supplemental information from acn 795308: also; from now on; the shutdown checklist should not be completed till both engines are actually fully shutdown.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: E145 FLT CREW DEPART THEIR ACFT WITH THE RIGHT ENGINE STILL RUNNING.

Narrative: WE HAD JUST PULLED INTO THE GATE. WITH THE CURRENT FUEL SAVINGS INITIATIVES IN MIND WE CHOOSE NOT TO START THE APU. WE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE GND PWR VERY SHORTLY AFTER ARR. UNTIL SUCH TIME WE DECIDED TO LEAVE ENG #2 RUNNING IN ORDER TO KEEP THE AIRPLANE PWRED WHILE THE PAX DEPLANED. WE COMPLETED THE SHUTDOWN CHKLIST TO THE POINT OF THE #2 ENG SHUTDOWN HAVING PREVIOUSLY DECIDED TO LEAVE IT RUNNING. AFTER DEPLANING MY FO LEFT THE FLT DECK TO CONDUCT THE POSTFLT INSPECTION. I KNEW THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD A RELATIVELY SHORT TURN TIME AND THERE WOULD BE NECESSARY CREW SWAP. IN ORDER TO EXPEDITE MATTERS I DECIDED I SHOULD START THE APU AND SHUT DOWN THE ENG. HOWEVER DUE TO DISTR AT THE TIME I NEVER DID THIS. I MADE AN ERROR IN THINKING THIS HAD BEEN DONE AND LEFT THE FLT DECK WITH THE ACFT IN GND SAFE MODE. THE NEXT CREW ARRIVED WITHIN MINS; DISCOVERED THE ENG; AND SHUT IT DOWN WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MY CREW AND I PASSED THE NEW CREW IN THE TERMINAL ON THEIR WAY TO THE AIRPLANE. ONCE THEY ARRIVED AT THE AIRPLANE THE NEW CAPT DISCOVERED THE ENG RUNNING AND SHUT IT DOWN. HE LATER CALLED ME AND TOLD ME. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 795308: ALSO; FROM NOW ON; THE SHUTDOWN CHKLIST SHOULD NOT BE COMPLETED TILL BOTH ENGS ARE ACTUALLY FULLY SHUTDOWN.

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.