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During push back tug release, large transport struck the tug and made small scratch on the radome and broke off the tug's rotating beacon.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 271691 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199405 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phx |
| State Reference | AZ |
| 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 | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 271691 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We were pushed from gate by one female tug driver. After setting aircraft brakes she was unable to disconnect tow bar from aircraft. She had me release brakes, repositioned aircraft and reset brakes. Still unable to disconnect, 2 men came to assist. With 2 engines running at idle, she asked me to release brakes. Lots of banging heard below nose trying to disconnect. Suddenly she says 'set brakes.' mindful of flight attendants standing in aisle, I set brakes, but nose of plane broke rotating beacon from top of tug. I sent so out aft airstair to inspect. He found superficial scratch aft of radome. We flew the plane to sfo.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DURING PUSH BACK TUG RELEASE, LGT STRUCK THE TUG AND MADE SMALL SCRATCH ON THE RADOME AND BROKE OFF THE TUG'S ROTATING BEACON.
Narrative: WE WERE PUSHED FROM GATE BY ONE FEMALE TUG DRIVER. AFTER SETTING ACFT BRAKES SHE WAS UNABLE TO DISCONNECT TOW BAR FROM ACFT. SHE HAD ME RELEASE BRAKES, REPOSITIONED ACFT AND RESET BRAKES. STILL UNABLE TO DISCONNECT, 2 MEN CAME TO ASSIST. WITH 2 ENGS RUNNING AT IDLE, SHE ASKED ME TO RELEASE BRAKES. LOTS OF BANGING HEARD BELOW NOSE TRYING TO DISCONNECT. SUDDENLY SHE SAYS 'SET BRAKES.' MINDFUL OF FLT ATTENDANTS STANDING IN AISLE, I SET BRAKES, BUT NOSE OF PLANE BROKE ROTATING BEACON FROM TOP OF TUG. I SENT SO OUT AFT AIRSTAIR TO INSPECT. HE FOUND SUPERFICIAL SCRATCH AFT OF RADOME. WE FLEW THE PLANE TO SFO.
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.