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An A320 crew taxiing at ord reported having to abruptly stop in order to avoid a high speed catering truck which also had to take evasive action. A flight attendant hurt her back during the stop.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 892381 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201006 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ORD.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 19000 Flight Crew Type 5000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 13000 Flight Crew Type 5000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical |
Narrative:
[On] taxi out a catering truck was traveling at a high rate of speed. [I] did not think he would stop creating impending crash. [I] yelled stop. [The] captain immediately applied brakes. At the same time the truck saw us and applied his brakes. It backed up so we could clear. [We] reported truck number to ramp control [and] called in back to find out if anyone [was] hurt. A flight attendant said she fell and hurt her back but felt she was ok to continue.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A320 Crew taxiing at ORD reported having to abruptly stop in order to avoid a high speed catering truck which also had to take evasive action. A Flight Attendant hurt her back during the stop.
Narrative: [On] taxi out a catering truck was traveling at a high rate of speed. [I] did not think he would stop creating impending crash. [I] Yelled stop. [The] Captain immediately applied brakes. At the same time the truck saw us and applied his brakes. It backed up so we could clear. [We] reported truck number to Ramp Control [and] called in back to find out if anyone [was] hurt. A Flight Attendant said she fell and hurt her back but felt she was OK to continue.
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.