2011-12 · NASA ASRS report 984794
A CRJ-200 flight crew started engines and taxied from a temporary remote parking area to their newly assigned gate while Maintenance personnel were still assembled around their right engine; which had been damaged as the result of a bird strike on takeoff. Both crew members believed the personnel had been informed prior to the event.
Our aircraft had just been involved in a high speed abort due to a bird hitting our right engine during takeoff. We had parked our aircraft in the remote terminal ramp as we were advised a gate would not be open for 50 minutes. Two mechanics met us to look at the engine. There was substantial damage to the number 2 engine fan blades.Just then my First Officer notified me that a gate had just come open. I [personally] went to the mechanics that were sitting in their cart at the time and told them a gate had opened and we were heading there now. Entering the aircraft I visually checked that no one was behind the number 1 engine. We started the engine and proceeded to the gate. Upon reaching the gate; Airport Operations advised us that our mechanics were still around the damaged area taking pictures as we taxied away.I thought I used clear concise communication with our mechanics that we were going to taxi and please clear the area. It was a breakdown in communication. I would have also asked the mechanics to come to the front of the aircraft to start us up.
The Captain exited the plane and told the two mechanics that we were going to taxi the plane over to our new gate assignment. Prior to taxing under power; I cleared the right side of the aircraft and did not see anything/anybody in our way.If Maintenance is on or near an aircraft and it is about to be started up; one Mechanic needs to be able to see the pilots and give some sort of hand signal that all is clear; as the pilots field of vision is limited from the flight deck.
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Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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