Narrative:

On a flight from hou to crp I was asked to call the ground supervisor in hou (for our company). He stated a helicopter was maneuvering behind our aircraft during pushback. This was in an ATC uncontrolled portion of the ramp at hou. Ground control provides advisories only. I saw the helicopter during the initial portion of the pushback and he did not appear to be any factor and was visible to the ground crew. I contacted the tower supervisor and she said she would talk to the helicopter pilot. I am making this report based on what the ramp personnel reported, ie, the helicopter missed our tail by 15 ft. I did not observe this but thought it important enough to report.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CLOSE PROX ACR MLG BEING PUSHED BACK AND A HELI MANEUVERING BEHIND THE MLG.

Narrative: ON A FLT FROM HOU TO CRP I WAS ASKED TO CALL THE GND SUPVR IN HOU (FOR OUR COMPANY). HE STATED A HELI WAS MANEUVERING BEHIND OUR ACFT DURING PUSHBACK. THIS WAS IN AN ATC UNCTLED PORTION OF THE RAMP AT HOU. GND CTL PROVIDES ADVISORIES ONLY. I SAW THE HELI DURING THE INITIAL PORTION OF THE PUSHBACK AND HE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY FACTOR AND WAS VISIBLE TO THE GND CREW. I CONTACTED THE TWR SUPVR AND SHE SAID SHE WOULD TALK TO THE HELI PLT. I AM MAKING THIS RPT BASED ON WHAT THE RAMP PERSONNEL RPTED, IE, THE HELI MISSED OUR TAIL BY 15 FT. I DID NOT OBSERVE THIS BUT THOUGHT IT IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO RPT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.