Narrative:

Aircraft pushed back by a tug from gate at tampa international airport. Left engine was started normally and after the agent salute and a clearance to taxi to runway 18R, we began our taxi. Because of the direction the tug parked the aircraft, we had to make a right turnout to get the aircraft pointed to the right. After making the turn, I noticed an agent at gate ch giving signals to an aircraft at A7 taxiway. I stopped my aircraft and confirmed that we had the proper clearance and that the commuter aircraft was going to stop. He stopped and we continued our taxi. I received a call later that the engine exhaust blast from my aircraft had caused a baggage cart to start rolling and it ran into a fuel truck located (I assume) around gate clearance delivery, causing minor damage to the truck possible areas to look at for solutions: baggage carts -- when parked, make sure the brakes are always set. Check the brakes occasionally to make sure they are working properly. Agent pushing the aircraft back -- this person should be aware of where the aircraft is parked, what direction the aircraft has to turn out, and what will be behind that aircraft as he starts his taxi and turnout. The pushback point could be varied depending on activities taking place at that time at surrounding gates. Captain -- I could communication with the agent pushing the aircraft a little better. Because I cannot see behind me, I could use the agent as my eyes to give me a clue as to possible problems in the initial taxi-out.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BAGGAGE CART MOVED BY JET BLAST HITS FUEL TRUCK.

Narrative: ACFT PUSHED BACK BY A TUG FROM GATE AT TAMPA INTL ARPT. L ENG WAS STARTED NORMALLY AND AFTER THE AGENT SALUTE AND A CLRNC TO TAXI TO RWY 18R, WE BEGAN OUR TAXI. BECAUSE OF THE DIRECTION THE TUG PARKED THE ACFT, WE HAD TO MAKE A R TURNOUT TO GET THE ACFT POINTED TO THE R. AFTER MAKING THE TURN, I NOTICED AN AGENT AT GATE CH GIVING SIGNALS TO AN ACFT AT A7 TXWY. I STOPPED MY ACFT AND CONFIRMED THAT WE HAD THE PROPER CLRNC AND THAT THE COMMUTER ACFT WAS GOING TO STOP. HE STOPPED AND WE CONTINUED OUR TAXI. I RECEIVED A CALL LATER THAT THE ENG EXHAUST BLAST FROM MY ACFT HAD CAUSED A BAGGAGE CART TO START ROLLING AND IT RAN INTO A FUEL TRUCK LOCATED (I ASSUME) AROUND GATE CD, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK POSSIBLE AREAS TO LOOK AT FOR SOLUTIONS: BAGGAGE CARTS -- WHEN PARKED, MAKE SURE THE BRAKES ARE ALWAYS SET. CHK THE BRAKES OCCASIONALLY TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE WORKING PROPERLY. AGENT PUSHING THE ACFT BACK -- THIS PERSON SHOULD BE AWARE OF WHERE THE ACFT IS PARKED, WHAT DIRECTION THE ACFT HAS TO TURN OUT, AND WHAT WILL BE BEHIND THAT ACFT AS HE STARTS HIS TAXI AND TURNOUT. THE PUSHBACK POINT COULD BE VARIED DEPENDING ON ACTIVITIES TAKING PLACE AT THAT TIME AT SURROUNDING GATES. CAPT -- I COULD COM WITH THE AGENT PUSHING THE ACFT A LITTLE BETTER. BECAUSE I CANNOT SEE BEHIND ME, I COULD USE THE AGENT AS MY EYES TO GIVE ME A CLUE AS TO POSSIBLE PROBS IN THE INITIAL TAXI-OUT.

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.