Commuter captain complaint about being rushed by station personnel to make an on time departure.

Attributes
ACN	98446
Time
Date	198811
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	98446
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Not only has the station manager been rushing the pilots, but he has got his ramp personnel doing it also. As soon as we walk out to the plane, they are wanting to be boarding. In fact, they do things in such a hurry that people walk down to planes unescorted (by moving propellers). They wander around the ramp too. 'On time' performance is great but it is getting dangerous.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER CAPT COMPLAINT ABOUT BEING RUSHED BY STATION PERSONNEL TO MAKE AN ON TIME DEP.

Narrative: NOT ONLY HAS THE STATION MGR BEEN RUSHING THE PLTS, BUT HE HAS GOT HIS RAMP PERSONNEL DOING IT ALSO. AS SOON AS WE WALK OUT TO THE PLANE, THEY ARE WANTING TO BE BOARDING. IN FACT, THEY DO THINGS IN SUCH A HURRY THAT PEOPLE WALK DOWN TO PLANES UNESCORTED (BY MOVING PROPELLERS). THEY WANDER AROUND THE RAMP TOO. 'ON TIME' PERFORMANCE IS GREAT BUT IT IS GETTING DANGEROUS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.