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Ramp agent reported that equipment is being moved at excessive speeds and distances; resulting in running gear failure and injury to personnel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1669552 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201907 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ramp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
[Ramp] personnel was enroute from the fuel farm back to the remote parking area with AC (air conditioning) unit. While traveling along the service road; the wheel axle broke on the AC unit. This is the 5th accident with regards to transporting our AC units. [A few days ago]; a [ramp] member left via ambulance after getting injured under the same conditions. These large units are not designed to be driven over 5-MPH nor driven over long distances.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Ramp Agent reported that equipment is being moved at excessive speeds and distances; resulting in running gear failure and injury to personnel.
Narrative: [Ramp] personnel was enroute from the fuel farm back to the remote parking area with AC (Air Conditioning) unit. While traveling along the service road; the wheel axle broke on the AC unit. This is the 5th accident with regards to transporting our AC units. [A few days ago]; a [ramp] member left via ambulance after getting injured under the same conditions. These large units are not designed to be driven over 5-MPH nor driven over long distances.
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.