MD83 contact fuel truck on pushback sea.

Attributes
ACN	447384
Time
Date	199908
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sea.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
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 pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	447384
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

After getting clearance to push back, and getting 'all clear' signal from ground crew, the aircraft pushed back 5 ft from gate and struck a fuel truck. Minimal damage to right wingtip strobe light. Tug and tow bar were hooked up and ground crew was in control of the movement of the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD83 CONTACT FUEL TRUCK ON PUSHBACK SEA.

Narrative: AFTER GETTING CLRNC TO PUSH BACK, AND GETTING 'ALL CLR' SIGNAL FROM GND CREW, THE ACFT PUSHED BACK 5 FT FROM GATE AND STRUCK A FUEL TRUCK. MINIMAL DAMAGE TO R WINGTIP STROBE LIGHT. TUG AND TOW BAR WERE HOOKED UP AND GND CREW WAS IN CTL OF THE MOVEMENT OF THE ACFT.

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.