An A319 captain reported a near miss with a ground vehicle while taxiing to the gate after landing.

Attributes
ACN	948527
Time
Date	201105
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	PHL.Airport
State Reference	PA
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Ground Event / Encounter Vehicle

Narrative:

While taxiing to the gate after landing; a fueling company van ran just under nose of aircraft. I had to do an emergency stop to keep from hitting the van. This was inches from contact; not feet. The first officer called 'stop' as the van came from nowhere. No one was hurt.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An A319 Captain reported a near miss with a ground vehicle while taxiing to the gate after landing.

Narrative: While taxiing to the gate after landing; a fueling company van ran just under nose of aircraft. I had to do an emergency stop to keep from hitting the van. This was inches from contact; not feet. The First Officer called 'stop' as the van came from nowhere. No one was hurt.

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.