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A line aircraft maintenance technician (amt) reports about supertugs towing two crj regional aircraft that were unpowered; no beacon or navigation lights on; no one in the cockpit; in IMC field conditions with snow; limited visibility and low ceilings with twilight commencing. Technician noted that both aircraft tows were in violation of FAA and their airport operations regulations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1235587 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201501 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 700 ER/LR (CRJ700) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Navigation Light |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Regional air carrier crj-200 aircraft was under towbarless tow by supertug; southbound on taxiway tango at xa:30pm january 2015 between G and H taxiways. Aircraft was unpowered; no beacon or navigation lights were lit; no one was in cockpit; and it's unlikely any transponder was in use. Field conditions were IMC; snow; ceilings broken 009; ovc 015. Violation of requirements for visibility of aircraft while on controlled areas in inclement conditions. This has been an ongoing situation for over a month with these tow movement. Weather IFR. Safety concern. Operation in noncompliance of fars; policy; procedures. Require company to use trained airframe and powerplant (a/P) mechanics to move aircraft as specified in FAA and ZZZ airport operations regulations.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Line Aircraft Maintenance Technician (AMT) reports about supertugs towing two CRJ Regional Aircraft that were unpowered; no beacon or navigation lights on; no one in the cockpit; in IMC field conditions with snow; limited visibility and low ceilings with twilight commencing. Technician noted that both aircraft tows were in violation of FAA and their Airport Operations regulations.
Narrative: Regional Air Carrier CRJ-200 aircraft was under towbarless tow by Supertug; southbound on taxiway Tango at XA:30pm January 2015 between G and H taxiways. Aircraft was unpowered; no beacon or navigation lights were lit; no one was in cockpit; and it's unlikely any transponder was in use. Field conditions were IMC; snow; ceilings broken 009; OVC 015. Violation of requirements for visibility of aircraft while on controlled areas in inclement conditions. This has been an ongoing situation for over a month with these tow movement. Weather IFR. Safety Concern. Operation in Noncompliance of FARs; Policy; Procedures. Require company to use trained Airframe and Powerplant (A/P) mechanics to move aircraft as specified in FAA and ZZZ Airport Operations regulations.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.