A320 flight crew observes a dangerously driven vehicle while taxiing to the gate.

Attributes
ACN	727869
Time
Date	200702
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.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 : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 3200
ASRS Report	727869
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

We were taxiing to the gate at the international terminal at ord. As we approached the gate we had to stop to allow the ramp personnel to reposition the jetbridge from the widebody transport position back to the narrow body position. After this was complete the wing walkers positioned their vehicles on the vehicle access road to halt traffic. The accu-park system was turned on and we proceeded to taxi in. At this time I noticed a belt loader approaching at a high rate of speed from my right. I slowed my taxi as I was unsure that he was going to stop for the wing walkers. We had to stop the taxi as he proceeded to drive at this high rate of speed directly between us and the guideman coming to a halt on the right side of the aircraft. The loader came up onto 2 wheels as he came to a stop. The action caught both of us by surprise. We thought the loader might turn over and injure the driver. As this was an international arrival; I was not able to access the ramp to talk with the individual.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 FLT CREW OBSERVES A DANGEROUSLY DRIVEN VEHICLE WHILE TAXIING TO THE GATE.

Narrative: WE WERE TAXIING TO THE GATE AT THE INTL TERMINAL AT ORD. AS WE APCHED THE GATE WE HAD TO STOP TO ALLOW THE RAMP PERSONNEL TO REPOSITION THE JETBRIDGE FROM THE WDB POS BACK TO THE NARROW BODY POS. AFTER THIS WAS COMPLETE THE WING WALKERS POSITIONED THEIR VEHICLES ON THE VEHICLE ACCESS ROAD TO HALT TFC. THE ACCU-PARK SYS WAS TURNED ON AND WE PROCEEDED TO TAXI IN. AT THIS TIME I NOTICED A BELT LOADER APCHING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPD FROM MY R. I SLOWED MY TAXI AS I WAS UNSURE THAT HE WAS GOING TO STOP FOR THE WING WALKERS. WE HAD TO STOP THE TAXI AS HE PROCEEDED TO DRIVE AT THIS HIGH RATE OF SPD DIRECTLY BTWN US AND THE GUIDEMAN COMING TO A HALT ON THE R SIDE OF THE ACFT. THE LOADER CAME UP ONTO 2 WHEELS AS HE CAME TO A STOP. THE ACTION CAUGHT BOTH OF US BY SURPRISE. WE THOUGHT THE LOADER MIGHT TURN OVER AND INJURE THE DRIVER. AS THIS WAS AN INTL ARR; I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCESS THE RAMP TO TALK WITH THE INDIVIDUAL.

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.