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Ground vehicle ran into a B727 during taxi after pushback. Flight crew heard a loud bang and brought the aircraft to an immediate stop.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 390391 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zkc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 390391 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
ATC facility: philadelphia ground control. Location: philadelphia airport ramp. Pushed off gate. After departure salute, began to taxi. Traveled about 40-50 yards, we heard a loud bang. Aircraft was brought to a stop. Felt like we had a blown tire. Then we learned that a ground vehicle had driven into the aircraft around the main landing gear area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GND VEHICLE RAN INTO A B727 DURING TAXI AFTER PUSHBACK. FLC HEARD A LOUD BANG AND BROUGHT THE ACFT TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP.
Narrative: ATC FACILITY: PHILADELPHIA GND CTL. LOCATION: PHILADELPHIA ARPT RAMP. PUSHED OFF GATE. AFTER DEP SALUTE, BEGAN TO TAXI. TRAVELED ABOUT 40-50 YARDS, WE HEARD A LOUD BANG. ACFT WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP. FELT LIKE WE HAD A BLOWN TIRE. THEN WE LEARNED THAT A GND VEHICLE HAD DRIVEN INTO THE ACFT AROUND THE MAIN LNDG GEAR AREA.
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.