<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1105442, July 2013

B737-800 captain reported coming to an abrupt stop on the taxiway at dfw to avoid collision with a large passenger van; three flight attendants were injured as a result.

Attributes
ACN	1105442
Time
Date	201307
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	DFW.Airport
State Reference	TX
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-800
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)
Experience	Flight Crew Total 10000
Events
Anomaly	Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness Ground Event / Encounter Vehicle

Narrative:

During taxi-out [in dfw] I had to stop the aircraft quickly due to a 9 passenger van driving on the ramp. The van was outside the painted roadway on the ramp; heading south and a possible obstruction to my taxi. When I brought the aircraft to a quick stop all three flight attendants were in the aircraft galleys and received injuries from moving carts or being thrown off balance and into the galley structure. Ramp was notified on the behavior of the van and flight attendant possible injuries.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-800 Captain reported coming to an abrupt stop on the taxiway at DFW to avoid collision with a large passenger van; three flight attendants were injured as a result.

Narrative: During taxi-out [in DFW] I had to stop the aircraft quickly due to a 9 passenger van driving on the ramp. The van was outside the painted roadway on the ramp; heading south and a possible obstruction to my taxi. When I brought the aircraft to a quick stop all three flight attendants were in the aircraft galleys and received injuries from moving carts or being thrown off balance and into the galley structure. Ramp was notified on the behavior of the van and flight attendant possible injuries.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.