Air carrier aircraft makes contact with ground vehicle during pushback.

Attributes
ACN	439974
Time
Date	199906
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdw.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727-200
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 pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 66 flight time total : 7500
ASRS Report	439974
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

I asked the pushback controller if all was clear. He said yes. I received pushback clearance from mdw ground. Approximately 100 ft into the pushback, the pushback controller told me to set brakes since my left wing had contacted a fuel truck. There were no injuries. Aircraft damage was confined to the wing cap. I contacted company and was told to switch aircraft. We manned up a new aircraft and flight resumed without further incident. I attribute this incident to extremely poor training and supervision by FBO.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR ACFT MAKES CONTACT WITH GND VEHICLE DURING PUSHBACK.

Narrative: I ASKED THE PUSHBACK CTLR IF ALL WAS CLR. HE SAID YES. I RECEIVED PUSHBACK CLRNC FROM MDW GND. APPROX 100 FT INTO THE PUSHBACK, THE PUSHBACK CTLR TOLD ME TO SET BRAKES SINCE MY L WING HAD CONTACTED A FUEL TRUCK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. ACFT DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO THE WING CAP. I CONTACTED COMPANY AND WAS TOLD TO SWITCH ACFT. WE MANNED UP A NEW ACFT AND FLT RESUMED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. I ATTRIBUTE THIS INCIDENT TO EXTREMELY POOR TRAINING AND SUPERVISION BY FBO.

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.