AN ACR RPTR STATES THAT ANOTHER ACR PARKS TOO CLOSE TO HIS ACFT AT OGG CREATING AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY HAZARD FOR HIM AND OTHERS.

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THIS RPT IS IN REGARDS TO ACR Y'S GATE AND PARKING PROC IN OGG. WHEN THEY ARRIVE OR DEPART THE RAMP; THEY BLOW ALL KINDS OF FOD AT OUR ACFT AND THE MEN AND EQUIP WORKING AROUND THE ACFT. THEY PARK SIDEWAYS FACING N; THUS THE EXHAUST FROM THE TURBINES BLOWS INTO OUR INTAKE ON THE AIR CONDITIONING PACKS. CAUSING DISCOMFORT AND HEALTH ISSUES FOR OUR CREW AND PAX ONBOARD. THEY SHOULD BE TUGGED IN AND OUT OF THE GATE TO REMEDY THIS DANGEROUS SIT. PLEASE CONTACT THE STATE REGARDING THIS DANGEROUS SIT AND PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT STEPS THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE TO REMEDY THIS! CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE HAS PERSONALLY SEEN A CUSTOMER'S HAT BLOWN OFF AND THE PERSON RAN ONTO THE RAMP TO RECLAIM IT. IN DOING SO; THE CUSTOMER EXPOSED HIMSELF TO ACFT RAMP EQUIP AND POSSIBLY ACFT IN THE AREA. THE RPTR'S SOLUTION IS TO HAVE THE TURBOPROP ACFT TUGGED IN AND OUT OF PARKING JUST LIKE BIG ACFT ARE. HE IS SURPRISED OSHA HAS NOT GOTTEN INVOLVED. THE DASH 8 PROPELLER BLAST IS ALSO A HAZARD FOR THE AIRLINE EMPLOYEES WORKING NEAR THE COMMUTER RAMP.