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B737 captain reports having to make an abrupt stop approaching his gate due to a catering truck approaching rapidly from the right.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1286377 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201508 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| 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 Last 90 Days 202 Flight Crew Type 7000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe |
Narrative:
Taxiing up to the taxiway; about 75 feet out; I saw a catering truck approaching from the left. I was watching that it slowed and it stopped outside prior to safety zone. I was continuing the taxi when another catering truck was approaching at high speed from the right. It was clear that the vehicle would not stop; so I applied heavy breaking to stop. I do not believe we would have collided; but it was closer than I was comfortable with. Given recent events; this driver was operating rather recklessly. Ground equipment drivers need to respect the right of way of aircraft and slow down.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Captain reports having to make an abrupt stop approaching his gate due to a catering truck approaching rapidly from the right.
Narrative: Taxiing up to the taxiway; about 75 feet out; I saw a catering truck approaching from the left. I was watching that it slowed and it stopped outside prior to safety zone. I was continuing the taxi when another catering truck was approaching at high speed from the right. It was clear that the vehicle would not stop; so I applied heavy breaking to stop. I do not believe we would have collided; but it was closer than I was comfortable with. Given recent events; this driver was operating rather recklessly. Ground equipment drivers need to respect the right of way of aircraft and slow down.
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.