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B737-800 captain reported making a sudden stop to avoid a collision with a fuel truck on the ramp.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1568887 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 11000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical |
Narrative:
Upon taxi into gate; [guidance system] was active; both pilots cleared ramp area. Approximately 20 ft remaining first officer yells for me to stop. I immediately stopped aircraft and first officer [advised] fueler was backing up into our safety zone. We were in a B737 maximum with the split winglets and thus the clearance provided below the wingtip was considerably less. After speaking with ramp [personnel] who reviewed the ramp video; I believe the monitoring and quick response of the first officer averted possible damage or impact to aircraft. Ramp fueler personnel inattentive to position on ramp. [Not] all ramp personnel may be accustomed to the 737 maximum winglet design and the increased clearance required. Training for this may be beneficial.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-800 Captain reported making a sudden stop to avoid a collision with a fuel truck on the ramp.
Narrative: Upon taxi into gate; [guidance system] was active; both pilots cleared ramp area. Approximately 20 ft remaining FO yells for me to stop. I immediately stopped aircraft and FO [advised] fueler was backing up into our safety zone. We were in a B737 MAX with the split winglets and thus the clearance provided below the wingtip was considerably less. After speaking with ramp [personnel] who reviewed the ramp video; I believe the monitoring and quick response of the FO averted possible damage or impact to aircraft. Ramp fueler personnel inattentive to position on ramp. [Not] all ramp personnel may be accustomed to the 737 MAX winglet design and the increased clearance required. Training for this may be beneficial.
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.