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Air carrier ramp agent reported that when using a new tug to tow the erj-175; the power cord is positioned in a way that could cause damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1395571 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201610 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Vehicle Driver |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types |
Narrative:
We have received tbl 190 towbarless tow tractors from kalamar. These tractors are equipped with portable gpus to power mainline aircraft. The gpu is on the right side of the tug which corresponds with the plugs on the mainline aircraft we use. We are being told for night operations; which require us to have position lights on all aircraft; to use the tbl 190 for the ERJ175 aircraft. The issue is that the connection for the gpu on an ERJ175 is on aircraft left which causes us to drape the gpu power cord across the tug to the opposite side of the tug. This causes the gpu power cord to fall into the cradle area of the tug during turns. This could cause damage to the cord; the tug; or the aircraft if it gets caught.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Ramp Agent reported that when using a new tug to tow the ERJ-175; the power cord is positioned in a way that could cause damage.
Narrative: We have received TBL 190 Towbarless Tow Tractors from Kalamar. These tractors are equipped with portable GPUs to power mainline aircraft. The GPU is on the right side of the tug which corresponds with the plugs on the mainline aircraft we use. We are being told for night operations; which require us to have position lights on all aircraft; to use the TBL 190 for the ERJ175 aircraft. The issue is that the connection for the GPU on an ERJ175 is on aircraft left which causes us to drape the GPU power cord across the tug to the opposite side of the tug. This causes the GPU power cord to fall into the cradle area of the tug during turns. This could cause damage to the cord; the tug; or the aircraft if it gets caught.
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.