An light transport crew had to stop their aircraft to give way to an unmanned fuel truck.

Attributes
ACN	217400
Time
Date	199208
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sun
State Reference	ID
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 8700 flight time type : 3100
ASRS Report	217400
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We had both engines running and were doing the taxi checklist. We had just pulled out of parking and made a right turn onto the taxiway heading for takeoff on runway 13. About 100 ft ahead of me, I noticed a fuel truck pull out on the taxiway from behind the FBO and stop on the yellow line. After stopping and inquiring with the co-captain what this guy was doing, I noticed there didn't seem to be a driver visible in the truck. Moments later a lineman emerged from the FBO and ran to the truck. He opened the drivers side door and entered the empty seat and drove the truck to the parking area. We continued taxiing without further threat. We perceived that taxiing about 60 seconds earlier could have been disastrous.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN LTT CREW HAD TO STOP THEIR ACFT TO GIVE WAY TO AN UNMANNED FUEL TRUCK.

Narrative: WE HAD BOTH ENGS RUNNING AND WERE DOING THE TAXI CHKLIST. WE HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF PARKING AND MADE A R TURN ONTO THE TAXIWAY HDG FOR TKOF ON RWY 13. ABOUT 100 FT AHEAD OF ME, I NOTICED A FUEL TRUCK PULL OUT ON THE TAXIWAY FROM BEHIND THE FBO AND STOP ON THE YELLOW LINE. AFTER STOPPING AND INQUIRING WITH THE CO-CAPT WHAT THIS GUY WAS DOING, I NOTICED THERE DIDN'T SEEM TO BE A DRIVER VISIBLE IN THE TRUCK. MOMENTS LATER A LINEMAN EMERGED FROM THE FBO AND RAN TO THE TRUCK. HE OPENED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND ENTERED THE EMPTY SEAT AND DROVE THE TRUCK TO THE PARKING AREA. WE CONTINUED TAXIING WITHOUT FURTHER THREAT. WE PERCEIVED THAT TAXIING ABOUT 60 SECONDS EARLIER COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS.

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.