PSA - Possible Safety Alert?

[Stick Man]

Are PSA crews allowed to leave a jet unattended (on a ramp) with the door shut and APU on for 45 mins?

If they are - um . . ok.

If they aren't, the crew of N246PS (Mon at DCA) needs to get their heads out of their asses. What a freaking prescription for danger.

 

[Dash8]

well at alg we aren't allowed to leave the plane powered up in any fashion and walk away, but pdt can leave the apu running for short periods (not sure of the actual duration) with no one on board (i believe)

 

[FmrFreightDog]

Are PSA crews allowed to leave a jet unattended (on a ramp) with the door shut and APU on for 45 mins?

If they are - um . . ok.

If they aren't, the crew of N246PS (Mon at DCA) needs to get their heads out of their asses. What a freaking prescription for danger.

Or better yet..... worry about your own stupidity or lack thereof and let other people worry about theirs. As pilots, we have enough people trying to second guess us at every turn. It doesn't help when we start in on each other. Furthermore, calling the crew out by tail number on a public forum is a good way to get someone in trouble with management. Idiot.

 

[PoorJetDriver]

Are you sure they weren't sitting in the back of the aircraft and only closed the door to reduce the noise while parking at the trailer park? The CRJ has automatic fire suppression equipped for the APU. I wouldn't close the door and leave it. As for how long you can leave an acft. on the ramp unattended why don't you ask the GSC and not report his/her answer here on a public forum.

 

[Ted Striker]

Are PSA crews allowed to leave a jet unattended (on a ramp) with the door shut and APU on for 45 mins?

If they are - um . . ok.

If they aren't, the crew of N246PS (Mon at DCA) needs to get their heads out of their asses. What a freaking prescription for danger.

Did you get on board and indeed verify that it was "unattended"? I have taken many a nap this way, due to our efficient scheduling (3 hour breaks at outstations).

Regardless, calling these guys out here was dumb.

 

[Captain X]

I've heard of crews leaving a jet at the jetway and getting a call at the hotel b/c an engine was still running.

 

[General Lee]

The FO was doing a walk around in the dark (he was new to the plane--just off the D328), and the stew and Capt were in the lav.



Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[treetopflyer]

at flyi, that is the secret signal not to enter because someone is in the back doin the nasty.

 

[kman]

@ eagle you can leave the plane with the cockpit door locked and apu running for up to an hour.

 

[WSurf]

At Piedmont we can also leave the APU running and leave. We do it all the time in the summer weather. You turn that APU bleed off in the summer for only 20 minutes and it will start cookin in there. We can only let the APU run for 30 minutes unattended come back, and leave again for 30 minutes, and that is do to the fact if the apu fails we won't drain the A/C's Batteries. However we aren't allowed to leave it while it is being refueled.