A technician driving a ramp vehicle reports vehicle brake failure resulting in a collision with a fu...

Attributes
ACN	593816
Time
Date	200309
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
ASRS Report	593816
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
ASRS Report	594047
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : vehicle maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : person 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other Other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Airport Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

I was going to the parking lot. A fuel truck was on front. I did not see that he was turing right. Probably I was following too close, I am not sure. I did try to stop, but the brakes went all the way down and it did not stop. I got hi on the driver's side and he dragged me off the road.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A TECHNICIAN DRIVING A RAMP VEHICLE RPTS VEHICLE BRAKE FAILURE RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH A FUEL TRUCK.

Narrative: I WAS GOING TO THE PARKING LOT. A FUEL TRUCK WAS ON FRONT. I DID NOT SEE THAT HE WAS TURING R. PROBABLY I WAS FOLLOWING TOO CLOSE, I AM NOT SURE. I DID TRY TO STOP, BUT THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND IT DID NOT STOP. I GOT HI ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND HE DRAGGED ME OFF THE ROAD.

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.

A technician driving a ramp vehicle reports vehicle brake failure resulting in a collision with a fuel truck.