An air carrier passenger service rep released passenger on to the ramp for boarding an aircraft adja...

Attributes
ACN	795690
Time
Date	200807
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
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	SF 340B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	795690
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	795692
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : person non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

After completing a starting engine check; I cleared the #2 engine; the captain then gave a sign to start engine #2 and the ramp attendant gave us a no start hand signal. No start occurred and we both acknowledged the no start signal. Passenger crossed in front of our aircraft to board another adjacent aircraft. When all of the passenger were well clear of our aircraft; our ramp attendant gave us the sign to start engine #2. The captain and I both acknowledged the sign to start engine #2; I then cleared the engine area and we began a motoring start on engine #2. Within 3 seconds we noticed passenger walking in front of our aircraft and we both called to abort the start. No fuel was introduced to the engine and the engine start was aborted. It is the captain and my recollection that both of us and the ramp attendant saw the passenger moving in front of the aircraft with a turning engine and we all took steps to immediately stop the engine. It is our thought that whomever was releasing passenger onto the ramp failed to notice the engine starting event. We also feel that the captain; first officer; and the ramp attendant were not at fault for this event.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR PAX SVC REP RELEASED PAX ON TO THE RAMP FOR BOARDING AN ACFT ADJACENT TO AN SF340 STARTING ENG. THE ENG START WAS ABORTED WHEN PAX NEARED THE ACFT.

Narrative: AFTER COMPLETING A STARTING ENG CHK; I CLRED THE #2 ENG; THE CAPT THEN GAVE A SIGN TO START ENG #2 AND THE RAMP ATTENDANT GAVE US A NO START HAND SIGNAL. NO START OCCURRED AND WE BOTH ACKNOWLEDGED THE NO START SIGNAL. PAX CROSSED IN FRONT OF OUR ACFT TO BOARD ANOTHER ADJACENT ACFT. WHEN ALL OF THE PAX WERE WELL CLR OF OUR ACFT; OUR RAMP ATTENDANT GAVE US THE SIGN TO START ENG #2. THE CAPT AND I BOTH ACKNOWLEDGED THE SIGN TO START ENG #2; I THEN CLRED THE ENG AREA AND WE BEGAN A MOTORING START ON ENG #2. WITHIN 3 SECONDS WE NOTICED PAX WALKING IN FRONT OF OUR ACFT AND WE BOTH CALLED TO ABORT THE START. NO FUEL WAS INTRODUCED TO THE ENG AND THE ENG START WAS ABORTED. IT IS THE CAPT AND MY RECOLLECTION THAT BOTH OF US AND THE RAMP ATTENDANT SAW THE PAX MOVING IN FRONT OF THE ACFT WITH A TURNING ENG AND WE ALL TOOK STEPS TO IMMEDIATELY STOP THE ENG. IT IS OUR THOUGHT THAT WHOMEVER WAS RELEASING PAX ONTO THE RAMP FAILED TO NOTICE THE ENG STARTING EVENT. WE ALSO FEEL THAT THE CAPT; FO; AND THE RAMP ATTENDANT WERE NOT AT FAULT FOR THIS EVENT.

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.

An air carrier passenger service rep released passenger on to the ramp for boarding an aircraft adjacent to an SF340 starting engine. The engine start was aborted when passenger neared the aircraft.