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Captain reported that a particular gate at ric has a rut near the gate that is inhibiting aircraft from taxiing in easily.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1377026 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201507 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | RIC.Airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
After landing in ric; I taxied to [the gate]. Approximately 30 feet from the gate; the aircraft came to a stop on its own and started to roll backwards. I applied brakes; stopped the aircraft; and guide man continued to motion us to move forward. I added power; but the aircraft did not move; as if it had hit a chock. I did not feel comfortable adding any more thrust so close to the jet way and personnel; so I set the parking brake. Guide man got a headset; plugged in; and told us we were in a rut; and that he would have to tow us in with a tug. I shut down the engines and he hooked us up to the tug. The tug did not have enough power to pull us out of the rut. He backed up about 30 feet and took a run at it; but there was not enough momentum to go over the rut; and the aircraft again stopped. He then backed up even farther; and got more momentum moving forward. This time the aircraft cleared the rut; and he pulled us to the jet way and we deplaned. Passengers were seated the whole time and advised of the situation. This took approximately 10-15 minutes after I initially pulled up to the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Captain reported that a particular gate at RIC has a rut near the gate that is inhibiting aircraft from taxiing in easily.
Narrative: After landing in RIC; I taxied to [the gate]. Approximately 30 feet from the gate; the aircraft came to a stop on its own and started to roll backwards. I applied brakes; stopped the aircraft; and guide man continued to motion us to move forward. I added power; but the aircraft did not move; as if it had hit a chock. I did not feel comfortable adding any more thrust so close to the jet way and personnel; so I set the parking brake. Guide man got a headset; plugged in; and told us we were in a rut; and that he would have to tow us in with a tug. I shut down the engines and he hooked us up to the tug. The tug did not have enough power to pull us out of the rut. He backed up about 30 feet and took a run at it; but there was not enough momentum to go over the rut; and the aircraft again stopped. He then backed up even farther; and got more momentum moving forward. This time the aircraft cleared the rut; and he pulled us to the jet way and we deplaned. Passengers were seated the whole time and advised of the situation. This took approximately 10-15 minutes after I initially pulled up to the gate.
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.