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While trying to connect a super tug to a B777 aircraft the power cord got stuck on the front of the tug causing the power cord to stretch and get pulled away from the aircraft receptacle causing an arch flash damaging the ground power unit and possibly the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1319911 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201512 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | External Power |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ramp Vehicle Driver |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Ramp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
While I was trying capture aircraft X to supertug; the ground power cord got stuck on the front of the supertug and stretched the cord from the receptacle causing an arc flash damaging the ground power unit and possibly the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: While trying to connect a Super Tug to a B777 Aircraft the power cord got stuck on the front of the tug causing the power cord to stretch and get pulled away from the aircraft receptacle causing an Arch Flash damaging the ground power unit and possibly the aircraft.
Narrative: While I was trying capture Aircraft X to supertug; the ground power cord got stuck on the front of the supertug and stretched the cord from the receptacle causing an arc flash damaging the ground power unit and possibly the aircraft.
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.