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MD80. Tug driver hit a catering truck with the aircraft wing when pushing back an airplane from the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 404616 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 404616 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 404615 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
At the gate at ord, ground crew calls ready to go. We do the just prior checklist, verifying doors are closed. We then call ramp control for push clearance. Clearance received. I released parking brakes and let ground crew know brakes released, cleared to push. He acknowledges and starts the push. We move approximately 2 ft and stopped suddenly. We are informed by ground crew that the aircraft has come in contact with catering truck. Damage done to left aileron.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80. TUG DRIVER HIT A CATERING TRUCK WITH THE ACFT WING WHEN PUSHING BACK AN AIRPLANE FROM THE GATE.
Narrative: AT THE GATE AT ORD, GND CREW CALLS READY TO GO. WE DO THE JUST PRIOR CHKLIST, VERIFYING DOORS ARE CLOSED. WE THEN CALL RAMP CTL FOR PUSH CLRNC. CLRNC RECEIVED. I RELEASED PARKING BRAKES AND LET GND CREW KNOW BRAKES RELEASED, CLRED TO PUSH. HE ACKNOWLEDGES AND STARTS THE PUSH. WE MOVE APPROX 2 FT AND STOPPED SUDDENLY. WE ARE INFORMED BY GND CREW THAT THE ACFT HAS COME IN CONTACT WITH CATERING TRUCK. DAMAGE DONE TO L AILERON.
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.