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An aircraft tug operator reported he had to brake hard to avoid a collision with a fuel truck which was driving through the gate area at a high rate of speed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1257197 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201504 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | Other Departure / Pushback |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Vehicle Driver |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Ground Event / Encounter Vehicle |
Narrative:
After pushing flight; we were headed back to the gate when fuel truck came through the gate area at a high rate of speed; and the push tractor had to brake hard to not hit him.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An Aircraft Tug Operator reported he had to brake hard to avoid a collision with a fuel truck which was driving through the gate area at a high rate of speed.
Narrative: After pushing flight; we were headed back to the gate when fuel truck came through the gate area at a high rate of speed; and the push tractor had to brake hard to not hit him.
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.