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Sju controller is required to abort takeoff of a DHC8 due to runway incursion of airport ground vehicle. The vehicle was instructed to remain clear of runway due to departing traffic. Controller concerned with language barrier of vehicle driver.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 429522 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sju.airport |
| State Reference | PR |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Other |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sju.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 8 |
| ASRS Report | 429522 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other other : vehicle |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe ground encounters : vehicle incursion : runway non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Vehicle (X) was instructed to 'hold short' of runway 8. DH8 (aircraft Y) was cleared for takeoff runway 8. Vehicle drove onto runway 8. DH8 departure clearance was canceled. Puerto rico port authority/authorized personnel should be properly trained and held accountable. Most vehicle operators speak very broken english.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SJU CTLR IS REQUIRED TO ABORT TKOF OF A DHC8 DUE TO RWY INCURSION OF ARPT GND VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSTRUCTED TO REMAIN CLR OF RWY DUE TO DEPARTING TFC. CTLR CONCERNED WITH LANGUAGE BARRIER OF VEHICLE DRIVER.
Narrative: VEHICLE (X) WAS INSTRUCTED TO 'HOLD SHORT' OF RWY 8. DH8 (ACFT Y) WAS CLRED FOR TKOF RWY 8. VEHICLE DROVE ONTO RWY 8. DH8 DEP CLRNC WAS CANCELED. PUERTO RICO PORT AUTH PERSONNEL SHOULD BE PROPERLY TRAINED AND HELD ACCOUNTABLE. MOST VEHICLE OPERATORS SPEAK VERY BROKEN ENGLISH.
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.