 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Wing walker described a gate arrival during which a conflict developed with vehicles on two occasions and his signals to the marshall to stop were ignored.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1320008 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201512 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ORD.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ramp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
I was the first officer (first officer) side wing walker for flight arrival in ord. As the plane was making the turn to the lead in line a tractor cut in front of the aircraft from the captain (ca) side. I was on the opposite side; but raised my wands in a stop signal to stop arrival. This was not heeded and arrival continued; causing a near miss event. Due to these events; the aircraft was parked off the line and required repositioning. The push back driver did not give signal before pushing the aircraft and the aircraft beacon was not flashing. I was in position at the first officer side wing roadway; but the ca side wing walker was still looking for wands. The pushback driver pushed the aircraft anyway; just as another tractor was approaching to pass behind from the ca side. Again I noticed and gave the stop signal. This was ignored; so I gave the emergency stop signal. The push back driver was oblivious and continued the push regardless. Luckily; the tractor veered out of the way before being struck.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Wing walker described a gate arrival during which a conflict developed with vehicles on two occasions and his signals to the Marshall to stop were ignored.
Narrative: I was the First Officer (FO) side wing walker for flight arrival in ORD. As the plane was making the turn to the lead in line a tractor cut in front of the aircraft from the Captain (CA) side. I was on the opposite side; but raised my wands in a stop signal to stop arrival. This was not heeded and arrival continued; causing a near miss event. Due to these events; the aircraft was parked off the line and required repositioning. The push back driver did not give signal before pushing the aircraft and the aircraft beacon was not flashing. I was in position at the FO side wing roadway; but the CA side wing walker was still looking for wands. The pushback driver pushed the aircraft anyway; just as another tractor was approaching to pass behind from the CA side. Again I noticed and gave the stop signal. This was ignored; so I gave the emergency stop signal. The push back driver was oblivious and continued the push regardless. Luckily; the tractor veered out of the way before being struck.
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.