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An MD80 parked at a dfw ramp exit holding point lowered flaps onto a ramp baggage cart that had broken loose from tug.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 677819 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200511 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| 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 : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 677819 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : vehicle |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
With an inoperative APU; we started both engines at gate and were pushed back at XA05. Ramp cleared us for a right turn to exit spot X. We turned out to the right and stopped at spot X; short of taxiway. While waiting to exit spot X; we selected flaps 6 degrees. While stationary at spot X; we heard and felt a slight bump of some kind. The yellow slat disagree light came on and on my command; the first officer retracted the flaps. About that time; ground personnel came out and motioned and yelled to us to shut down. Flight attendant called the cockpit and said a baggage cart was wedged under the right flap. We shut down both engines and I made a PA to the cabin. After ground personnel and maintenance shot pictures; checked the aircraft; and removed the baggage cart or carts; we were towed to the gate where ship went OTS because of damage to the trailing edge of the right inboard flap. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated the carts which collided with the aircraft had not been properly attached to the tug and had subsequently become detached from the tug. By pure chance; the flaps were being lowered just as the carts rolled under the aircraft's right wing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 PARKED AT A DFW RAMP EXIT HOLDING POINT LOWERED FLAPS ONTO A RAMP BAGGAGE CART THAT HAD BROKEN LOOSE FROM TUG.
Narrative: WITH AN INOP APU; WE STARTED BOTH ENGS AT GATE AND WERE PUSHED BACK AT XA05. RAMP CLRED US FOR A R TURN TO EXIT SPOT X. WE TURNED OUT TO THE R AND STOPPED AT SPOT X; SHORT OF TXWY. WHILE WAITING TO EXIT SPOT X; WE SELECTED FLAPS 6 DEGS. WHILE STATIONARY AT SPOT X; WE HEARD AND FELT A SLIGHT BUMP OF SOME KIND. THE YELLOW SLAT DISAGREE LIGHT CAME ON AND ON MY COMMAND; THE FO RETRACTED THE FLAPS. ABOUT THAT TIME; GND PERSONNEL CAME OUT AND MOTIONED AND YELLED TO US TO SHUT DOWN. FLT ATTENDANT CALLED THE COCKPIT AND SAID A BAGGAGE CART WAS WEDGED UNDER THE R FLAP. WE SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGS AND I MADE A PA TO THE CABIN. AFTER GND PERSONNEL AND MAINT SHOT PICTURES; CHKED THE ACFT; AND REMOVED THE BAGGAGE CART OR CARTS; WE WERE TOWED TO THE GATE WHERE SHIP WENT OTS BECAUSE OF DAMAGE TO THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE R INBOARD FLAP. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THE CARTS WHICH COLLIDED WITH THE ACFT HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY ATTACHED TO THE TUG AND HAD SUBSEQUENTLY BECOME DETACHED FROM THE TUG. BY PURE CHANCE; THE FLAPS WERE BEING LOWERED JUST AS THE CARTS ROLLED UNDER THE ACFT'S R WING.
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.