A319 flight crew has a close encounter with a fuel truck while taxiing at sea.

Attributes
ACN	690074
Time
Date	200603
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sea.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	690074
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

On taxi out; an air carrier Y fuel truck drove in front of us as we were taxiing out. I had to hit the brakes hard not to hit it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 FLT CREW HAS A CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH A FUEL TRUCK WHILE TAXIING AT SEA.

Narrative: ON TAXI OUT; AN ACR Y FUEL TRUCK DROVE IN FRONT OF US AS WE WERE TAXIING OUT. I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD NOT TO HIT IT.

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.