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An airbus 320, while being pushed off a gate, was struck in the right winglet by a backing food service truck. Incurred damage to the right winglet.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 607848 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200402 |
| Day | Thu |
| 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 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : pushback |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| ASRS Report | 607848 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other personnel other |
| ASRS Report | 607849 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | other other other Other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Environmental Factor Company Airport Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Proceeding with normal pushback sequence when a catering truck suddenly backed into the right winglet. Wingman was on other side per air carrier regulations and could not possibly see other side. Need 2 walkers every trip for safety and food trucks need to not be in envelop and yield right-of-way to all aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS 320, WHILE BEING PUSHED OFF A GATE, WAS STRUCK IN THE R WINGLET BY A BACKING FOOD SVC TRUCK. INCURRED DAMAGE TO THE R WINGLET.
Narrative: PROCEEDING WITH NORMAL PUSHBACK SEQUENCE WHEN A CATERING TRUCK SUDDENLY BACKED INTO THE R WINGLET. WINGMAN WAS ON OTHER SIDE PER ACR REGS AND COULD NOT POSSIBLY SEE OTHER SIDE. NEED 2 WALKERS EVERY TRIP FOR SAFETY AND FOOD TRUCKS NEED TO NOT BE IN ENVELOP AND YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY TO ALL ACFT.
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.