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An MD88 crew reported that, while at the gate at pit, a baggage truck, parked in idle, suddenly slipped into gear and struck the lower aft portion of the fuselage, causing the flight to be canceled.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 493969 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200012 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pit.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 493969 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 400 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 494310 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Baggage truck ran into lower aft portion of fuselage. Possible damage to stringers. Aircraft downed, flight canceled. Truck was parked, in idle, engine running while bags being loaded. 'Slipped' into gear. Began rolling under own power, uncontrolled.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD88 CREW RPTED THAT, WHILE AT THE GATE AT PIT, A BAGGAGE TRUCK, PARKED IN IDLE, SUDDENLY SLIPPED INTO GEAR AND STRUCK THE LOWER AFT PORTION OF THE FUSELAGE, CAUSING THE FLT TO BE CANCELED.
Narrative: BAGGAGE TRUCK RAN INTO LOWER AFT PORTION OF FUSELAGE. POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO STRINGERS. ACFT DOWNED, FLT CANCELED. TRUCK WAS PARKED, IN IDLE, ENG RUNNING WHILE BAGS BEING LOADED. 'SLIPPED' INTO GEAR. BEGAN ROLLING UNDER OWN PWR, UNCTLED.
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.