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A320 captain reported that the ground crew used a baggage cart to push out the aircraft instead of a proper tug. He expressed concern about using this equipment and the lack of training for ground crews throughout the system.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1417423 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201701 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
After the push back we noticed that [the ramp crew] used a baggage cart tug to push the aircraft instead of a normal aircraft tug. The tug they used isn't designed or approved for pushing an aircraft that weight around 160;000 pounds. There are serious safety concerns and potential damage to the aircraft with their action. They never communicated their intention and the reason why they used the baggage cart tug instead of normal aircraft tug.our stations staffs are poorly trained. Company has done a poor job maintaining quality control of the contract staffs. These problems can be solved by adequately training contract staffs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain reported that the ground crew used a baggage cart to push out the aircraft instead of a proper tug. He expressed concern about using this equipment and the lack of training for ground crews throughout the system.
Narrative: After the push back we noticed that [the ramp crew] used a baggage cart tug to push the aircraft instead of a normal aircraft tug. The tug they used isn't designed or approved for pushing an aircraft that weight around 160;000 pounds. There are serious safety concerns and potential damage to the aircraft with their action. They never communicated their intention and the reason why they used the baggage cart tug instead of normal aircraft tug.Our stations staffs are poorly trained. Company has done a poor job maintaining quality control of the contract staffs. These problems can be solved by adequately training contract staffs.
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.