Ground incident during ramp operation pushback.

Attributes
ACN	210710
Time
Date	199205
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdw
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 103 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	210710
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 8100 flight time type : 3300
ASRS Report	210520
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

After completion of pushback/engine start, parking brake was set for tug disconnect. An unmanned fuel truck approached from the left side of the nose and struck the #1 engine at the forward portion of the nacelle. Engines were shut down immediately no fire or fuel leakage was noted. Aircraft was towed to a jetway and all passengers were deplaned without injury. The fuel truck had apparently been left unattended with the engine running and the transmission in drive. Preventive measures in this case are obvious. Supplemental information from acn 210520. Aircraft was then inspected by all parties including FAA. Maintenance was performed and aircraft released for ferry flight approximately 4 hours later.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GND INCIDENT DURING RAMP OP PUSHBACK.

Narrative: AFTER COMPLETION OF PUSHBACK/ENG START, PARKING BRAKE WAS SET FOR TUG DISCONNECT. AN UNMANNED FUEL TRUCK APCHED FROM THE L SIDE OF THE NOSE AND STRUCK THE #1 ENG AT THE FORWARD PORTION OF THE NACELLE. ENGS WERE SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY NO FIRE OR FUEL LEAKAGE WAS NOTED. ACFT WAS TOWED TO A JETWAY AND ALL PAXS WERE DEPLANED WITHOUT INJURY. THE FUEL TRUCK HAD APPARENTLY BEEN LEFT UNATTENDED WITH THE ENG RUNNING AND THE XMISSION IN DRIVE. PREVENTIVE MEASURES IN THIS CASE ARE OBVIOUS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 210520. ACFT WAS THEN INSPECTED BY ALL PARTIES INCLUDING FAA. MAINT WAS PERFORMED AND ACFT RELEASED FOR FERRY FLT APPROX 4 HRS LATER.

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.