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B737 flight crew reported ground equipment operator approaching #2 engine; which was running at the gate. Following the captain's pre-briefing; engine was quickly shut down by the first officer.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 840954 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200906 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 130 Flight Crew Total 5650 Flight Crew Type 3652 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 250 Flight Crew Total 13000 Flight Crew Type 4000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Due to APU deferral; we left the #2 engine running when we arrived at the gate (for cooling on a 86 degree day.) after we stopped the aircraft with the parking brake set; the nosewheel was chocked; and the woman driving the belt loader started approaching the aircraft in front of the running #2 engine. I (first officer) immediately shut down the #2 engine to avoid injury to coworker. Engine shut down normally; and nothing was ingested into the intake.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 flight crew reported ground equipment operator approaching #2 engine; which was running at the gate. Following the Captain's pre-briefing; engine was quickly shut down by the First Officer.
Narrative: Due to APU deferral; we left the #2 engine running when we arrived at the gate (for cooling on a 86 degree day.) After we stopped the aircraft with the parking brake set; the nosewheel was chocked; and the woman driving the belt loader started approaching the aircraft in front of the RUNNING #2 engine. I (First Officer) immediately shut down the #2 engine to avoid injury to coworker. Engine shut down normally; and nothing was ingested into the intake.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.