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An air carrier captain reported that while parked at bur the electric cart exhaust enters; with potential health implications; the cabin and cockpit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 891626 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201005 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BUR.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
At bur gate; the ground electric cart is parked to the immediate right of the aircraft nose. In this position the aircraft is filled with exhaust from the electric cart when the forward galley door is opened for catering. The door is opened for at least ten minutes; which is adequate time to cause potentially dangerous levels of carbon monoxide to enter the cabin and cockpit. Considering that [the] prevailing winds are from the right side of the aircraft; this situation is unavoidable with the cart in its present position. This problem was communicated to the crew chief/lead agent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An air carrier Captain reported that while parked at BUR the electric cart exhaust enters; with potential health implications; the cabin and cockpit.
Narrative: At BUR gate; the ground electric cart is parked to the immediate right of the aircraft nose. In this position the aircraft is filled with exhaust from the electric cart when the forward galley door is opened for catering. The door is opened for at least ten minutes; which is adequate time to cause potentially dangerous levels of carbon monoxide to enter the cabin and cockpit. Considering that [the] prevailing winds are from the right side of the aircraft; this situation is unavoidable with the cart in its present position. This problem was communicated to the crew chief/lead agent.
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.