BELL 407 HELI TAXIING FROM THE GATE MAY HAVE CAUSED PAPERS TO BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE ROTOR DOWNWASH. IN ANY CASE; A PIECE OF PAPER WAS INGESTED BY AN ENG ON A FALCON 20. RPTR CANNOT CONFIRM WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS ANY ACFT DAMAGE.

Narrative

OUR HELI WAS TAXIING OUT OF THE RAMP THROUGH THE ONLY EXIT. THE OTHER ACFT WAS BEING SVCED BY MECHS NEXT TO THE RAMP. A PIECE OF PAPER BLEW OFF THE MAINT CART AND WAS SUCKED INTO THE RUNNING JET ENG OF THE FALCON 20. IT WAS A VERY WINDY DAY AND I AM NOT SURE THAT THE HELI DOWNWASH CAUSED THE PAPER TO BLOW AROUND; BUT THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID. THIS WAS UNKNOWN TO THE HELI PLT (ME) BUT WAS RPTED TO ME LATER BY THE MECH. I DON'T KNOW IF THE ENG WAS DAMAGED; THE RPT OF THE MECHS INSPECTING THE ENG IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THE MECH I SPOKE TO DID NOT THINK THERE WOULD BE ANY DAMAGE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: 1) THE ACFT BEING SVCED NEXT TO THE ONLY EXIT FROM THE RAMP. 2) THE FAILURE OF THE MECHS TO SECURE LOOSE PAPERS AND/OR OTHER SMALL OBJECTS WHEN WORKING NEAR AN ACTIVE TXWY. 3) THOUGH I PARKED THE HELI AT THE REAR OF THE RAMP; WELL AWAY FROM OTHER ACFT; THERE WAS NO OTHER WAY OUT OF THE RAMP. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: 1) SECURE PAPERS WHEN WORKING AROUND ACTIVE TXWYS OR ANYTIME OUTSIDE WHEN OTHER ACFT ARE LIKELY TO PASS BY OR WINDY CONDITIONS EXIST. 2) DO NOT SVC ACFT NEAR ACTIVE TXWYS.