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An MD80 flight crew reported that, during pushback at dfw, the tug driver pushed them into a catering truck, causing damage to the aircraft which had to be taken OTS.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 622872 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 |
| ASRS Report | 622872 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Catering truck was at the rear service entrance just prior to departure push. Aft galley door light extinguished and the tug driver called cleared below ready to push. I released the brakes, ramp told us to hold for inbound aircraft to gate. We held for 2-3 mins, then began our push. We got 10 ft back when we stopped and the driver reported hitting a catering truck. Outside aft portion of the trailing edge of the left flaps was damaged slightly. Fiberglass was broken and the metal stringer inside had very slight damage. I do not know the status of the wingman on that side of the aircraft during push. The tug was connected to the aircraft in a slightly turned position, off to aircraft right, possibly shielding the driver's view behind the left wing. Supplemental information from acn 622865: we were unable to see the truck aft of the left wing or the wing walker from our position. Maintenance inspected aircraft and took it OTS.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 FLT CREW RPTED THAT, DURING PUSHBACK AT DFW, THE TUG DRIVER PUSHED THEM INTO A CATERING TRUCK, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ACFT WHICH HAD TO BE TAKEN OTS.
Narrative: CATERING TRUCK WAS AT THE REAR SVC ENTRANCE JUST PRIOR TO DEP PUSH. AFT GALLEY DOOR LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND THE TUG DRIVER CALLED CLRED BELOW READY TO PUSH. I RELEASED THE BRAKES, RAMP TOLD US TO HOLD FOR INBOUND ACFT TO GATE. WE HELD FOR 2-3 MINS, THEN BEGAN OUR PUSH. WE GOT 10 FT BACK WHEN WE STOPPED AND THE DRIVER RPTED HITTING A CATERING TRUCK. OUTSIDE AFT PORTION OF THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE L FLAPS WAS DAMAGED SLIGHTLY. FIBERGLASS WAS BROKEN AND THE METAL STRINGER INSIDE HAD VERY SLIGHT DAMAGE. I DO NOT KNOW THE STATUS OF THE WINGMAN ON THAT SIDE OF THE ACFT DURING PUSH. THE TUG WAS CONNECTED TO THE ACFT IN A SLIGHTLY TURNED POS, OFF TO ACFT R, POSSIBLY SHIELDING THE DRIVER'S VIEW BEHIND THE L WING. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 622865: WE WERE UNABLE TO SEE THE TRUCK AFT OF THE L WING OR THE WING WALKER FROM OUR POS. MAINT INSPECTED ACFT AND TOOK IT OTS.
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.