Fuel truck backs into aircraft wing tip under pushback from gate.

Attributes
ACN	132955
Time
Date	199001
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	132955
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other other

Narrative:

While being pushed back off gate at lga by maintenance personnel, 2 fuel trucks from another air carrier airlines gate inadvertently backed up (no marshaller for fuel truck) and hit the left wing white position light. The wing sustained minor damage. The maintenance crew tried to avoid the refueling truck, but the maintenance crew could not get the drivers attention in time to avoid contact.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FUEL TRUCK BACKS INTO ACFT WING TIP UNDER PUSHBACK FROM GATE.

Narrative: WHILE BEING PUSHED BACK OFF GATE AT LGA BY MAINT PERSONNEL, 2 FUEL TRUCKS FROM ANOTHER ACR AIRLINES GATE INADVERTENTLY BACKED UP (NO MARSHALLER FOR FUEL TRUCK) AND HIT THE LEFT WING WHITE POS LIGHT. THE WING SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE MAINT CREW TRIED TO AVOID THE REFUELING TRUCK, BUT THE MAINT CREW COULD NOT GET THE DRIVERS ATTN IN TIME TO AVOID CONTACT.

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