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A320 captain reported the tug operator had to come to an abrupt stop during push back when another air carrier aircraft failed to yield.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1434606 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201703 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | RSW.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 Type 6431 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
[Policy] states 'aircraft taxiing in to the gate area shall give way to aircraft pushing back from the gate area.'during our pushback sequence from rsw's gate; tug driver had to come to a quick stop because [another air carrier] aircraft inbound to its gate--directly opposite [our] gate; failed to yield to our pushback as if we weren't even there. If the flight attendants were not seated; this stop may have caused injuries--in this case they were seated at their stations.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain reported the tug operator had to come to an abrupt stop during push back when another air carrier aircraft failed to yield.
Narrative: [Policy] states 'aircraft taxiing in to the gate area shall give way to aircraft pushing back from the gate area.'During our pushback sequence from RSW's gate; tug driver had to come to a quick stop because [another air carrier] aircraft inbound to its gate--directly opposite [our] gate; failed to yield to our pushback as if we weren't even there. If the Flight Attendants were not seated; this stop may have caused injuries--in this case they were seated at their stations.
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.