B727 struck by vehicle during pushback at ord.

Attributes
ACN	440524
Time
Date	199906
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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	440524
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	440531
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 5
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

During pushback, a vehicle drove into the cowling area of the #2 engine. The tug driver stopped and maintenance inspected the damage. The aircraft was towed back to the gate and taken OTS. No engines were running when the truck struck the airplane. There were no injuries to the crew, passenger, or ground personnel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 STRUCK BY VEHICLE DURING PUSHBACK AT ORD.

Narrative: DURING PUSHBACK, A VEHICLE DROVE INTO THE COWLING AREA OF THE #2 ENG. THE TUG DRIVER STOPPED AND MAINT INSPECTED THE DAMAGE. THE ACFT WAS TOWED BACK TO THE GATE AND TAKEN OTS. NO ENGS WERE RUNNING WHEN THE TRUCK STRUCK THE AIRPLANE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE CREW, PAX, OR GND PERSONNEL.

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.