CRJ200 FLT CREW IS ADMONISHED FOR FORGETTING TO SHUT DOWN THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE BEFORE CLOSING UP THE ACFT AND DEPARTING.
Synopsis
CRJ200 FLT CREW IS ADMONISHED FOR FORGETTING TO SHUT DOWN THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE BEFORE CLOSING UP THE ACFT AND DEPARTING.
Narrative
I HAD AN XA20 RPT TIME TO FLY A 4 LEG 11 HR DAY WITH CAPT. WE FLEW ZZZ TO ZZZ1 THEN BACK TO ZZZ; HAD A 2 HR BREAK THEN FLEW TO ZZZ2 AND BACK; ENDING IN ZZZ. ALL 4 LEGS WERE UNEVENTFUL. UPON FINISHING IN ZZZ; I GAVE THE CAPT THE FLT TIME; CALLED IN OUR TIMES AND FUEL BURN TO OPS; AND THEN GOT UP TO SAY GOODBYE TO THE PAX. ONCE THEY FINISHED DEPLANING; I GOT MY BAGS OFF THE AIRPLANE AND DID THE POSTFLT INSPECTION AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY VISIBLE DISCREPANCIES. AFTER THAT; MYSELF AND THE FLT ATTENDANT LEFT THE AIRPLANE. SHE HAD A FLT TO CATCH AND I WANTED TO BEAT TFC ON THE WAY HOME. THE CAPT SAID IT WAS FINE AND HE WOULD CLOSE UP THE AIRPLANE. THE NEXT DAY I GOT A CALL SAYING THE NEXT CREW ARRIVED AT THE AIRPLANE AND FOUND THE #2 ENG RUNNING AND THE PLANE CLOSED UP. I AM ALMOST POSITIVE I SAW HIM SECURE THE ENG BEFORE I LEFT THE COCKPIT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS COULD HAVE BEEN LACK OF SLEEP PLUS A LONG DUTY DAY; PLUS THE CAPT STATED HE HADN'T FLOWN IN 5 WKS DUE TO VACATION AND RECURRENT GND SCHOOL; PLUS THE AMOUNT OF NOISE AT ZZZ COULD HAVE PREVENTED ME FROM HEARING OUR ENG AT THE IDLE SETTING DURING THE POSTFLT. I ALSO BELIEVE IT TO BE POSSIBLE THAT MAINT COULD HAVE BEEN ON BOARD FOR SOME REASON AFTER WE LEFT. IN THE FUTURE; I WILL PAY MORE ATTN TO THE CAPT'S PARKING FLOW AND CHKLIST; MAKING SURE I CONFIRM VISUALLY HE SECURES THE #2 ENG; PLUS I WILL PAY MORE ATTN DURING MY POSTFLT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 791000: I BELIEVED I PARKED AND SECURED OUR ACFT AT SPOT. I BELIEVE I FOLLOWED THE CHKLISTS AND MANUALS AND THE FO DID A POSTFLT INSPECTION WITH NO ABNORMALITIES. I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM A SAFETY COMMITTEE MEMBER ASKING ABOUT FLT AND THE ENG SHUTDOWN. I SAID I WAS SURPRISED AND EMBARRASSED IF IT WERE MY MISTAKE. I'M 99% SURE I SHUT IT DOWN CORRECTLY. AND THE FO NEVER MENTIONED IT WAS RUNNING. WE ALL LEFT THE PLANE AND COMMISSARY WAS LOADING DRINKS. I CHKED OUT; WENT TO CRASH PAD. IF THIS WAS MY MISTAKE; I AM SORRY AND GLAD NO ONE WAS HURT OR INJURED. THERE ARE A LOT OF FRIENDS AND CO-WORKERS I CARE ABOUT NEAR OUR/MY ENGS. THIS IS A LESSON LEARNED FOR ME EITHER WAY. WE JUST WENT OVER CHKLISTS USAGE IN GND SCHOOL EARLIER THIS MONTH. AND I BRIEFED THE FO ABOUT DILIGENT USAGE AND THE CLASS. I WILL TAKE EXTRA MEASURES TO BE DILIGENT AND PATIENT WITH FLOWS AND READ/DO CHKLIST PROCS; DOUBLECHK AND EVEN TRIPLECHK.
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Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.