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Medium large transport departing gate area making 180 degree turn. Jet blast dislodged ladder from top of fueling truck. Ladder struck the aircraft being refueled.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 108825 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198904 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp |
| State Reference | MN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 4500 |
| ASRS Report | 108825 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
After airborne we received a message stating there had been a damage incident at msp. After landing at dfw I spoke with the dispatcher. He stated a fuel truck refueling an aircraft at an adjacent gate had a ladder blown off the top of it and it struck the aircraft it was refueling. My taxiout involved a 180+ degree turn. My use of thrust was normal. The wind at msp was reported on the ATIS as 320/22g26. The dispatcher also stated the refueler had not secured the the ladder to the fuel truck. Perhaps a combination of strong winds and my normal jet blast may have caused the unsecured ladder to depart the fuel truck and strike the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG DEPARTING GATE AREA MAKING 180 DEGREE TURN. JET BLAST DISLODGED LADDER FROM TOP OF FUELING TRUCK. LADDER STRUCK THE ACFT BEING REFUELED.
Narrative: AFTER AIRBORNE WE RECEIVED A MESSAGE STATING THERE HAD BEEN A DAMAGE INCIDENT AT MSP. AFTER LNDG AT DFW I SPOKE WITH THE DISPATCHER. HE STATED A FUEL TRUCK REFUELING AN ACFT AT AN ADJACENT GATE HAD A LADDER BLOWN OFF THE TOP OF IT AND IT STRUCK THE ACFT IT WAS REFUELING. MY TAXIOUT INVOLVED A 180+ DEG TURN. MY USE OF THRUST WAS NORMAL. THE WIND AT MSP WAS RPTED ON THE ATIS AS 320/22G26. THE DISPATCHER ALSO STATED THE REFUELER HAD NOT SECURED THE THE LADDER TO THE FUEL TRUCK. PERHAPS A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND MY NORMAL JET BLAST MAY HAVE CAUSED THE UNSECURED LADDER TO DEPART THE FUEL TRUCK AND STRIKE THE ACFT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.