B737 crew has close call with fuel truck at sea.

Attributes
ACN	708232
Time
Date	200608
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sea.airport
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : jfk.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-400
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 : 100 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	708232
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : vehicle
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

A fuel truck proceeding northbound on the vehicle lane did not yield to us as we approached spot eastbound to gate with ramp control clearance. I brought the aircraft to an abrupt stop to avoid impact with the truck when it was obvious that he was running through in front of us. I contacted ground control and tower directed an airport operations car to pursue the individual. The driver admitted he never saw our aircraft at all even though the taxi and landing lights were both on. Counsel this individual and monitor his driving habits and record on the airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 CREW HAS CLOSE CALL WITH FUEL TRUCK AT SEA.

Narrative: A FUEL TRUCK PROCEEDING NBOUND ON THE VEHICLE LANE DID NOT YIELD TO US AS WE APCHED SPOT EBOUND TO GATE WITH RAMP CTL CLRNC. I BROUGHT THE ACFT TO AN ABRUPT STOP TO AVOID IMPACT WITH THE TRUCK WHEN IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT HE WAS RUNNING THROUGH IN FRONT OF US. I CONTACTED GND CTL AND TWR DIRECTED AN ARPT OPS CAR TO PURSUE THE INDIVIDUAL. THE DRIVER ADMITTED HE NEVER SAW OUR ACFT AT ALL EVEN THOUGH THE TAXI AND LNDG LIGHTS WERE BOTH ON. COUNSEL THIS INDIVIDUAL AND MONITOR HIS DRIVING HABITS AND RECORD ON THE ARPT.

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.