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B737 flight crew reported pushback tug driver used an extreme angle resulting in a broken tow bar and damaged nose gear.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1699225 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201911 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Nose Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 197 Flight Crew Type 268 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
During push back; ramp crew appeared to use excessive 'angle' to maneuver aircraft during pushback. A loud bang was heard and push crew stopped push. They explained that [the] tow bar had broken and brakes needed to be set as push was ending. They advised maintenance was needed and we called maintenance. They arrived and assessed there was damage to the nose gear and a 'super tug' would be needed to bring us back to gate. Eventually we were towed back to the gate. Maintenance entry was produced by crew and [the] aircraft [was] taken out of service.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 flight crew reported pushback tug driver used an extreme angle resulting in a broken tow bar and damaged nose gear.
Narrative: During push back; ramp crew appeared to use excessive 'angle' to maneuver aircraft during pushback. A loud bang was heard and push crew stopped push. They explained that [the] tow bar had broken and brakes needed to be set as push was ending. They advised Maintenance was needed and we called Maintenance. They arrived and assessed there was damage to the nose gear and a 'super tug' would be needed to bring us back to gate. Eventually we were towed back to the gate. Maintenance entry was produced by crew and [the] aircraft [was] taken out of service.
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.