Commercial Fixed Wing
Situational Awareness; Confusion; Communication Breakdown; Distraction
Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Object
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Procedure; Company Policy; Environment - Non Weather Related
During the arrival process first bridge XX docked with door 1 no incident. The 2nd bridge XY now begins movement. The guide signal is now not needed because of camera monitor in bridge. The #1 engine was still running and bridge had traveled approximately 10 feet. A ramp person now stopped the bridge with a signal to the operator. The concern by the ramp was the fact the 2nd bridge docking to door 2 would travel too close to the still running engine. The agent that this happen to told me about this incident a week later. More of a concern if we should meet door 2 with the 2nd jetbridge and engine is running. I brought this up to labor safety group and they said we should file a safety report. I am not aware of any procedures or web regulations that would prohibit travel to door 2 with engine still running. This applies to gates with dual bridges where the 2nd bridge travels closer to the #1 engine on approach. In this case the ramp person was concerned of the air hose getting sucked in to the engine. We do meet other aircraft with the engine running; however the travel path of the bridge is different than the 2nd bridge. Could it have been near miss? The jetbridge operator at this station does not receive direction of movement signal as of April 2016. Only a camera with monitor on bridge is used to check travel path for clearance. No policy is stated on approach with aircraft and running engine.
A ramp agent reported that while driving a second jet bridge to an aircraft's door 2; another ramp agent commanded a stop because the jet bridge was too close to the running engine 1; which may have ingested an air conditioning hose. Only a camera fed monitor is viewable by the jet bridge operator to check travel.