Iah ramp agent reported the ramp has a slope which caused an aircraft to drag its attached tug when ...

Narrative:

Some operations gate at iah are at a slope that can cause potential danger to employee; aircraft and all equipment involved during pushback procedure. I encountered an issue where the aircraft dragged my pushback tug upon the pilot release of the brakes. The aircraft was fully loaded with fuel; passengers and cargo. This load makes it very dangerous for an aircraft tow tractor to control as the gate also has a downward slope. This issue has occurred on several occasions to many different employees.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: IAH Ramp Agent reported the ramp has a slope which caused an aircraft to drag its attached tug when the brakes were released.

Narrative: Some operations gate at IAH are at a slope that can cause potential danger to employee; aircraft and all equipment involved during pushback procedure. I encountered an issue where the aircraft dragged my pushback tug upon the pilot release of the brakes. The aircraft was fully loaded with fuel; passengers and cargo. This load makes it very dangerous for an aircraft tow tractor to control as the gate also has a downward slope. This issue has occurred on several occasions to many different employees.

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.

Attributes
ACN	1493928
Time
Date	201711
Place
Locale Reference	IAH.Airport
State Reference	TX
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Ramp
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Aircraft Ground Event / Encounter Vehicle

Iah ramp agent reported the ramp has a slope which caused an aircraft to drag its attached tug when the brakes were released.