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A fuel truck backed into an EMB135's galley service door. The aircraft's engines were running as it held on a taxiway tow spot at lga.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 696157 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 135 ER&LR |
| 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 |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 696157 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 696258 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Airport |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Towed both engines and APU running. Tow crew had just disconnected and waiting for B757 to tow in to gate near top of alley. Fuel truck backed into galley service door. Speed of truck made it impossible to provide warning for driver to stop. Passenger deplaned by stairs to awaiting company bus following brief port authority investigation. No injuries reported.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A FUEL TRUCK BACKED INTO AN EMB135'S GALLEY SVC DOOR. THE ACFT'S ENGS WERE RUNNING AS IT HELD ON A TXWY TOW SPOT AT LGA.
Narrative: TOWED BOTH ENGS AND APU RUNNING. TOW CREW HAD JUST DISCONNECTED AND WAITING FOR B757 TO TOW IN TO GATE NEAR TOP OF ALLEY. FUEL TRUCK BACKED INTO GALLEY SVC DOOR. SPD OF TRUCK MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO PROVIDE WARNING FOR DRIVER TO STOP. PAX DEPLANED BY STAIRS TO AWAITING COMPANY BUS FOLLOWING BRIEF PORT AUTHORITY INVESTIGATION. NO INJURIES RPTED.
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.