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An MD88 on pushback with left and right wing guidance the left wing struck an improperly parked fuel truck incurring wingtip damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 490273 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200010 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : s46.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| 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 |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 3700 |
| ASRS Report | 490273 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 5 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Airport Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Aircraft was cleared to push back from the gate by ramp control. Had 2 wing walkers and a tug driver. During the pushback/start checklist, the aircraft beacon was overlooked. After moving approximately 5 ft backward, we struck the windshield of a refueling truck with our left wingtip. Very minor damages. Maintenance checked the aircraft and cleared us to continue. The fuel truck was located inside the safety lines.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD88 ON PUSHBACK WITH L AND R WING GUIDANCE THE L WING STRUCK AN IMPROPERLY PARKED FUEL TRUCK INCURRING WINGTIP DAMAGE.
Narrative: ACFT WAS CLRED TO PUSH BACK FROM THE GATE BY RAMP CTL. HAD 2 WING WALKERS AND A TUG DRIVER. DURING THE PUSHBACK/START CHKLIST, THE ACFT BEACON WAS OVERLOOKED. AFTER MOVING APPROX 5 FT BACKWARD, WE STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD OF A REFUELING TRUCK WITH OUR L WINGTIP. VERY MINOR DAMAGES. MAINT CHKED THE ACFT AND CLRED US TO CONTINUE. THE FUEL TRUCK WAS LOCATED INSIDE THE SAFETY LINES.
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.