MD80 hit an aircraft service truck on pwrback from the gate at dfw.

Attributes
ACN	459678
Time
Date	200001
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
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 other : powerback
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	459678
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	459568
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Pwrback incident. I was captain on flight abc. This was a normal pwrback from the gate. A tail south turn was briefed. Ramp approved the pwrback and tail south turn. Pwrback began and 1.2 EPR was used. Guideman signaled for tail south and I began turn. Guideman signaled come forward. I came out of reverse and increased power slightly. Aircraft continued to move backwards and I increased power. The guideman signaled stop and I applied brakes. Ramp informed us the aircraft had contacted a service truck.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 HIT AN ACFT SVC TRUCK ON PWRBACK FROM THE GATE AT DFW.

Narrative: PWRBACK INCIDENT. I WAS CAPT ON FLT ABC. THIS WAS A NORMAL PWRBACK FROM THE GATE. A TAIL S TURN WAS BRIEFED. RAMP APPROVED THE PWRBACK AND TAIL S TURN. PWRBACK BEGAN AND 1.2 EPR WAS USED. GUIDEMAN SIGNALED FOR TAIL S AND I BEGAN TURN. GUIDEMAN SIGNALED COME FORWARD. I CAME OUT OF REVERSE AND INCREASED PWR SLIGHTLY. ACFT CONTINUED TO MOVE BACKWARDS AND I INCREASED PWR. THE GUIDEMAN SIGNALED STOP AND I APPLIED BRAKES. RAMP INFORMED US THE ACFT HAD CONTACTED A SVC TRUCK.

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.