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A320 captain reported a truck drove into the safe zone while he was parking at a gate in iah and the 'safe park' system failed to warn him.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1321695 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201601 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | IAH.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 174 Flight Crew Total 8962 Flight Crew Type 4993 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Pulling into gate in iah a truck drove directly thru the safety zone and the 'safe park' system did not tell us to stop due to an obstruction. Recommendation for improvement- ensure the scanning of the safety zone is accurate and provides instantaneous feedback to the crew via the signage. Useful improvement (do not have to wait on marshallers); but system must be out of beta and ready for prime-time. This example illustrates why it is not yet. Had we followed the signage and continued our approach to the gate; it is possible we would have hit the vehicle. My attention must be singularly focused on the lights guiding me to gate; which means the first officer must back up the safe park scanning of safety zone.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain reported a truck drove into the safe zone while he was parking at a gate in IAH and the 'Safe Park' system failed to warn him.
Narrative: Pulling into gate in IAH a truck drove directly thru the safety zone and the 'Safe Park' system did not tell us to stop due to an obstruction. Recommendation for improvement- ensure the scanning of the safety zone is accurate and provides instantaneous feedback to the crew via the signage. Useful improvement (do not have to wait on marshallers); but system must be out of beta and ready for prime-time. This example illustrates why it is not yet. Had we followed the signage and continued our approach to the gate; it is possible we would have hit the vehicle. My attention must be singularly focused on the lights guiding me to gate; which means the FO must back up the Safe Park scanning of safety zone.
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.