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Air carrier flight crew reports a depression in the C9 alley way near spot 2 at lax; that traps a stationary aircraft preventing it from moving with maximum allowable congested area thrust.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1038230 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201209 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LAX.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Check Pilot Instructor Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
After push back and disconnect in lax; I attempted to taxi the aircraft but could not get aircraft to move despite using the most power allowed per procedure. Apparently there is a hole or depression in the asphalt that is well known to the ramp tower but perhaps not our push crews. This is dangerous as a crew unfamiliar or distracted could use too much power and damage equipment or seriously injure someone. This needs to be repaired or a disconnect spot painted on the ramp.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier flight crew reports a depression in the C9 Alley way near Spot 2 at LAX; that traps a stationary aircraft preventing it from moving with maximum allowable congested area thrust.
Narrative: After push back and disconnect in LAX; I attempted to taxi the aircraft but could not get aircraft to move despite using the most power allowed per procedure. Apparently there is a hole or depression in the asphalt that is well known to the ramp tower but perhaps not our push crews. This is dangerous as a crew unfamiliar or distracted could use too much power and damage equipment or seriously injure someone. This needs to be repaired or a disconnect spot painted on the ramp.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.