An MD80 has to come to an abrupt stop to avoid a lavatory vehicle that crosses in front of it at atl...

Attributes
ACN	597170
Time
Date	200310
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
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
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 5500
ASRS Report	597170
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : vehicle
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

While leaving atlanta ramp on the north side to taxiway F, a lavatory waste vehicle speed up then passed right in front of us requiring a quick stop on our part. We had turned our taxi light on in accordance with the local procedures for atl when leaving control of the local ramp control with clearance to taxi from ground. The vehicle could not miss that we were already across the roadway and proceeded to accelerate in front of us. This is the second occurrence in 2 weeks where this has happened in atlanta.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 HAS TO COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP TO AVOID A LAVATORY VEHICLE THAT CROSSES IN FRONT OF IT AT ATL.

Narrative: WHILE LEAVING ATLANTA RAMP ON THE N SIDE TO TXWY F, A LAVATORY WASTE VEHICLE SPD UP THEN PASSED R IN FRONT OF US REQUIRING A QUICK STOP ON OUR PART. WE HAD TURNED OUR TAXI LIGHT ON IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LCL PROCS FOR ATL WHEN LEAVING CTL OF THE LCL RAMP CTL WITH CLRNC TO TAXI FROM GND. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT MISS THAT WE WERE ALREADY ACROSS THE ROADWAY AND PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE IN FRONT OF US. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE IN 2 WKS WHERE THIS HAS HAPPENED IN ATLANTA.

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.