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Three line aircraft maintenance technicians (amt) report observing regional jets being towed on active taxiways without navigation or anti-collision lights illuminated and no personnel in cockpit of aircraft. Technicians note that movement of aircraft at airport per city doa rules; require proper lighting and activation of aircraft systems while under tow.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1244984 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201503 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Bombardier Learjet Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Navigation Light |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Observed aircraft being towed on active taxiway with no nav lights or anti-collision lights illuminated. No person in cockpit. [Recommend] towing procedures should be accomplished by city doa rules. [Have] aircraft mechanics in cockpit and tow tractor with aircraft powered to provide proper lighting and available hydraulics available for braking. Transponder activated.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Three Line Aircraft Maintenance Technicians (AMT) report observing Regional Jets being towed on active taxiways without navigation or anti-collision lights illuminated and no personnel in cockpit of aircraft. Technicians note that movement of aircraft at airport per City DOA Rules; require proper lighting and activation of aircraft systems while under tow.
Narrative: Observed Aircraft being towed on active taxiway with no nav lights or anti-collision lights illuminated. No person in cockpit. [Recommend] Towing procedures should be accomplished by City DOA rules. [Have] aircraft mechanics in cockpit and tow tractor with aircraft powered to provide proper lighting and available hydraulics available for braking. Transponder activated.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.