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B737-300 aircraft being pushed from gate by a&P tractor driver hit food truck parked at rear of aircraft and knocked it over.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 405401 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199806 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : den airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 405401 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 5300 |
| ASRS Report | 405820 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I did my walkaround a few mins before pushback, and as the passenger bridge moved back from aircraft I looked under the aircraft and saw that it was clear. I got in the tractor, captain had clearance to push back already, requested brakes off and started push. I had just given captain clearance to start engines when I felt a soft slow down of aircraft. I looked between fuselage and #1 engine and saw the truck on its side behind aircraft. I put on brakes and told captain we had hit a food service truck. Note: while in the tractor, visibility is restr because you cannot see under aircraft -- fuselage covers most of your field of vision. So far, air carrier will not add a guide man behind aircraft for safety and to prevent this. There is a 15-30 second time period while you're in tractor before pushback that we have to cause an accident as above!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300 ACFT BEING PUSHED FROM GATE BY A&P TRACTOR DRIVER HIT FOOD TRUCK PARKED AT REAR OF ACFT AND KNOCKED IT OVER.
Narrative: I DID MY WALKAROUND A FEW MINS BEFORE PUSHBACK, AND AS THE PAX BRIDGE MOVED BACK FROM ACFT I LOOKED UNDER THE ACFT AND SAW THAT IT WAS CLR. I GOT IN THE TRACTOR, CAPT HAD CLRNC TO PUSH BACK ALREADY, REQUESTED BRAKES OFF AND STARTED PUSH. I HAD JUST GIVEN CAPT CLRNC TO START ENGS WHEN I FELT A SOFT SLOW DOWN OF ACFT. I LOOKED BTWN FUSELAGE AND #1 ENG AND SAW THE TRUCK ON ITS SIDE BEHIND ACFT. I PUT ON BRAKES AND TOLD CAPT WE HAD HIT A FOOD SVC TRUCK. NOTE: WHILE IN THE TRACTOR, VISIBILITY IS RESTR BECAUSE YOU CANNOT SEE UNDER ACFT -- FUSELAGE COVERS MOST OF YOUR FIELD OF VISION. SO FAR, ACR WILL NOT ADD A GUIDE MAN BEHIND ACFT FOR SAFETY AND TO PREVENT THIS. THERE IS A 15-30 SECOND TIME PERIOD WHILE YOU'RE IN TRACTOR BEFORE PUSHBACK THAT WE HAVE TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AS ABOVE!
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.