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An A320 pilot was forced to rapidly stop the aircraft in order to prevent a ground collision with a contractor's vehicle in the ramp area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 669537 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200508 |
| 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 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mdw.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 669537 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Airport |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
As we were cleared to taxi off gate and turned on my taxi light for a left turn out of the gate. As I added power and began moving; I noticed a truck off my left not slowing down approaching me. I had to jump on the brakes as the driver of the truck did not slow down. He sped in front of me. It appears that the contracted companies are not trained to allow aircraft the right of way. If I had not stopped; I am convinced I would have hit him.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A320 PLT WAS FORCED TO RAPIDLY STOP THE ACFT IN ORDER TO PREVENT A GND COLLISION WITH A CONTRACTOR'S VEHICLE IN THE RAMP AREA.
Narrative: AS WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI OFF GATE AND TURNED ON MY TAXI LIGHT FOR A L TURN OUT OF THE GATE. AS I ADDED POWER AND BEGAN MOVING; I NOTICED A TRUCK OFF MY L NOT SLOWING DOWN APCHING ME. I HAD TO JUMP ON THE BRAKES AS THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK DID NOT SLOW DOWN. HE SPED IN FRONT OF ME. IT APPEARS THAT THE CONTRACTED COMPANIES ARE NOT TRAINED TO ALLOW ACFT THE RIGHT OF WAY. IF I HAD NOT STOPPED; I AM CONVINCED I WOULD HAVE HIT HIM.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.