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B737-700 flight crew reported the captain was forced to make an emergency stop during taxi in to avoid a collision with a fuel truck.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1524815 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201803 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 265 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Taxiing slowly on the j-line into [the] gate; we both noted safety zone clear at that time. As I approached the gate area near the service road; I was given a crossed wands signal. I began to comfortably apply the brakes to stop the aircraft. As soon I began to brake; we noticed a fuel truck coming from the right side of aircraft at a good rate of speed encroaching on our safety zone. At that instant; we both realized the fuel truck was not stopping! I immediately stomped down on the brakes; and turned on all landing lights; and came to an abrupt stop! The fuel truck continued on his way. I would estimate we were approximately ten feet from the service road and fuel truck when the incident occurred. Upon arriving at the gate; after shutdown and parking checklist ran; I made a PA to passengers explaining the sudden stop. I was glad to have had a great partner that evening; as our sa (situational awareness) avoided a very hazardous situation.the driver was very remorseful to the situation. I would like very much for the gentleman to receive more training; as I feel this would never happen again to him. I believe the ramp video that we saw would be a great training aid for others. It was very eye opening to me; to see how quickly things unfolded!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-700 flight crew reported the Captain was forced to make an emergency stop during taxi in to avoid a collision with a fuel truck.
Narrative: Taxiing slowly on the J-line into [the] gate; we both noted Safety Zone clear at that time. As I approached the gate area near the service road; I was given a crossed wands signal. I began to comfortably apply the brakes to stop the aircraft. As soon I began to brake; we noticed a fuel truck coming from the right side of aircraft at a good rate of speed encroaching on our Safety Zone. At that instant; we both realized the fuel truck was not stopping! I immediately stomped down on the brakes; and turned on all landing lights; and came to an abrupt stop! The fuel truck continued on his way. I would estimate we were approximately ten feet from the service road and fuel truck when the incident occurred. Upon arriving at the gate; after shutdown and Parking Checklist ran; I made a PA to passengers explaining the sudden stop. I was glad to have had a great partner that evening; as our SA (Situational Awareness) avoided a very hazardous situation.The driver was very remorseful to the situation. I would like very much for the gentleman to receive more training; as I feel this would never happen again to him. I believe the ramp video that we saw would be a great training aid for others. It was very eye opening to me; to see how quickly things unfolded!
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.