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Upon gate arrival; A321 first officer experiences the forward cargo door being opened by ground personnel before the number two engine is shut down.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 949685 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201105 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Upon arrival at gate; the forward cargo door was opened by somebody on the ramp immediately after setting the parking brake and before the number 2 engine was shut down. At best; I would be once more guessing why this event occurred again. The relevant person to explain this occurrence would be the individual who opened the door on the ramp. It is hard to understand why someone would be willing to risk their life by being sucked into a jet engine just to be eligible for a $50 triple play bonus. My best suggestion would be to change fom policy to prevent anyone from approaching the aircraft until the beacon has been turned off. This procedure is already in effect at ZZZ however; it is probably because ground operations at ZZZ are handled by a contractor. In reality; nothing is going to happen until somebody gets sucked into a jet engine.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Upon gate arrival; A321 First Officer experiences the forward cargo door being opened by ground personnel before the number two engine is shut down.
Narrative: Upon arrival at gate; the forward cargo door was opened by somebody on the ramp immediately after setting the parking brake and before the number 2 engine was shut down. At best; I would be once more guessing why this event occurred again. The relevant person to explain this occurrence would be the individual who opened the door on the ramp. It is hard to understand why someone would be willing to risk their life by being sucked into a jet engine just to be eligible for a $50 triple play bonus. My best suggestion would be to change FOM policy to prevent anyone from approaching the aircraft until the beacon has been turned off. This procedure is already in effect at ZZZ however; it is probably because ground operations at ZZZ are handled by a contractor. In reality; nothing is going to happen until somebody gets sucked into a jet engine.
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.