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Catering truck hit wing of MD80 after stopping during pushback on lighted ramp causing damage to the left wing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 433239 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mmex.airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 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 |
| Flight Phase | ground : pushback |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 433239 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| ASRS Report | 433238 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe ground encounters : vehicle other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : vd 3 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to alternate none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
I was the captain on MD80 ferry flight mex-dfw with no passenger or flight attendants on board. At gate in mex, completed all normal checklists and received clearance from mex ground control to push. Shortly after starting push, approximately 30 ft from gate, before engines started, APU quit causing loss of electrical power. I told the tow tractor driver to hold the push and I set the parking brake, turned emergency power switch on, APU switch off anticipating a restart attempt after APU wound down. Approximately 10 seconds after parking brake set with tow tractor still attached, catering truck struck left wing area just forward of the navigation lights. There was no movement of the aircraft from the time the brakes were parked until the aircraft was struck and later turned over to maintenance after the incident. Maintenance reported on the interphone no fuel leaking or damage requiring immediate assistance. After writing up APU and wing damage, turned aircraft over to maintenance. First officer and I deplaned via forward entry door stairs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CATERING TRUCK HIT WING OF MD80 AFTER STOPPING DURING PUSHBACK ON LIGHTED RAMP CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE L WING.
Narrative: I WAS THE CAPT ON MD80 FERRY FLT MEX-DFW WITH NO PAX OR FLT ATTENDANTS ON BOARD. AT GATE IN MEX, COMPLETED ALL NORMAL CHKLISTS AND RECEIVED CLRNC FROM MEX GND CTL TO PUSH. SHORTLY AFTER STARTING PUSH, APPROX 30 FT FROM GATE, BEFORE ENGS STARTED, APU QUIT CAUSING LOSS OF ELECTRICAL PWR. I TOLD THE TOW TRACTOR DRIVER TO HOLD THE PUSH AND I SET THE PARKING BRAKE, TURNED EMER PWR SWITCH ON, APU SWITCH OFF ANTICIPATING A RESTART ATTEMPT AFTER APU WOUND DOWN. APPROX 10 SECONDS AFTER PARKING BRAKE SET WITH TOW TRACTOR STILL ATTACHED, CATERING TRUCK STRUCK L WING AREA JUST FORWARD OF THE NAV LIGHTS. THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT OF THE ACFT FROM THE TIME THE BRAKES WERE PARKED UNTIL THE ACFT WAS STRUCK AND LATER TURNED OVER TO MAINT AFTER THE INCIDENT. MAINT RPTED ON THE INTERPHONE NO FUEL LEAKING OR DAMAGE REQUIRING IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE. AFTER WRITING UP APU AND WING DAMAGE, TURNED ACFT OVER TO MAINT. FO AND I DEPLANED VIA FORWARD ENTRY DOOR STAIRS.
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.