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Wing walker reported he would be exposed to jet blast if he took up his normal position during pushback from a particular gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1519626 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201802 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | HNL.Airport |
| State Reference | HI |
| 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 | Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Prior to our pushout; [another aircraft] from a nearby gate was pushing. The ramp tower instructed our pushback driver to proceed to spot X which put us directly behind the widebody aircraft. I was the aircraft right; number 2 side; wing walker when this event occurred. I was holding up the stop signal before; after and during our push from the gate. If I was to stay on the wing where I am supposed to be; I would have been directly in the jet blast of aircraft. After getting back to the gate; failing to have my stop signal affect the pushout; I questioned the crew. I was advised that this was a normal practice out of that gate. My problem is that this normal practice put myself and my teammates in a dangerous position. Also; without me on the wing; the aircraft could have been damaged.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Wing Walker reported he would be exposed to jet blast if he took up his normal position during pushback from a particular gate.
Narrative: Prior to our pushout; [another aircraft] from a nearby gate was pushing. The ramp tower instructed our pushback driver to proceed to spot X which put us directly behind the widebody aircraft. I was the aircraft right; number 2 side; wing walker when this event occurred. I was holding up the stop signal before; after and during our push from the gate. If I was to stay on the wing where I am supposed to be; I would have been directly in the jet blast of aircraft. After getting back to the gate; failing to have my stop signal affect the pushout; I questioned the crew. I was advised that this was a normal practice out of that gate. My problem is that this normal practice put myself and my teammates in a dangerous position. Also; without me on the wing; the aircraft could have been damaged.
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.