Originally Posted by
ToddChavez
That's affirmative. And it was as much the station's fault as it was the flight crew. The ground cart was wayyyyy inside the safety box, so close that the engine stopped less than 2 feet from the ground air cart. It is mind blowing to me how careless some guys operate, knowing full well this is Frontier Airlines. It is the same braindead idiots who will sit with #1 running at the gate waiting for ground power to be hooked up.
Heard the engine is a total loss and there are no spare NEO engines to be found anytime soon. I've always used the APU since I upgraded just out of a safety standpoint. Does any other airline do this procedure? There is so much FOD on our ramps anyhow.