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B747-400 must make abrupt stop while parking when a ground vehicle passed below the nose of the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 843418 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200907 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B747-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Check Pilot Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 21500 Flight Crew Type 7000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Ground equipment was parked over both safety lines. There was a 'train' of cart dollies over the right line and a large loader over the left line. Stopped aircraft 90 degrees to run in line and asked ramp control to post wing walkers or move the equipment. Eight minutes later the equipment was moved. Powered up aircraft and began turn on to the run in line. 45 degrees through the turn a golf cart drove from left to right under the nose of the aircraft with the two occupants looking at each other in conversation! Aircraft was stopped until the first officer reported the golf cart clear of the safety zone.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B747-400 must make abrupt stop while parking when a ground vehicle passed below the nose of the aircraft.
Narrative: Ground equipment was parked over both safety lines. There was a 'train' of cart dollies over the right line and a large loader over the left line. Stopped aircraft 90 degrees to run in line and asked ramp control to post wing walkers or move the equipment. Eight minutes later the equipment was moved. Powered up aircraft and began turn on to the run in line. 45 degrees through the turn a golf cart drove from left to right UNDER the nose of the aircraft with the two occupants looking at each other in conversation! Aircraft was stopped until the First Officer reported the golf cart clear of the safety zone.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.