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An air carrier ground employee reported some aircraft were damaged by high winds blowing equipment into them. The reporter stated the outcome would have been better if proactive steps had been taken while the storm was approaching.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1345624 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201603 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ramp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Object |
Narrative:
I notified both management and the local operations center that there was a fast approaching thunderstorm. There seemed to be less than adequate concern. I then again expressed my concern; that the storm was at the airport boundary; 'headed straight for us'. The reply was 'we are going to evaluate the situation'. I then stated that the ramp [should] be closed; the reply was no that it did not need to be closed. Approx. 2 minutes later; there was extreme wind; lightning; and rain. The wind reached an approx. Speed to 60 mph in my opinion. After the event; there were 2 [wide body] aircraft that had been damaged by runaway containers. There were a number of containers; carts; [and] dollies that had been moved by the wind. There were multiple reports of persons knocked down by the wind; myself included. This was an extremely dangerous situation that should never have happened because we reacted after the fact; instead of being proactive before the event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An air carrier ground employee reported some aircraft were damaged by high winds blowing equipment into them. The reporter stated the outcome would have been better if proactive steps had been taken while the storm was approaching.
Narrative: I notified both management and the local operations center that there was a fast approaching thunderstorm. There seemed to be less than adequate concern. I then again expressed my concern; that the storm was at the airport boundary; 'headed straight for us'. The reply was 'we are going to evaluate the situation'. I then stated that the ramp [should] be closed; the reply was no that it did not need to be closed. Approx. 2 minutes later; there was extreme wind; lightning; and rain. The wind reached an approx. speed to 60 mph in my opinion. After the event; there were 2 [wide body] aircraft that had been damaged by runaway containers. There were a number of containers; carts; [and] dollies that had been moved by the wind. There were multiple reports of persons knocked down by the wind; myself included. This was an extremely dangerous situation that should never have happened because we reacted after the fact; instead of being proactive before the event.
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.