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Ramp worker reported that during pushback; a baggage tug blocked the aircraft; causing the pushback driver to stop abruptly and break the tow bar shear pin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1676416 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201908 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Other / Unknown |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Aircraft X pushed back from gate E8. As the aircraft was being pushed straight back [another company] tug with carts disobeyed the wing walker signal to stop for the aircraft being pushed and continued to drive behind the aircraft. Once the tug was directly behind the aircraft they finally stopped which prevented the aircraft from being pushed. The pushback driver had to stop abruptly to prevent hitting the tug and carts. This caused the shear pin on the tow bar to break. Supervisor and maintenance was called to the incident. Maintenance determined the aircraft was good to fly and the ramp crew changed out the tow bar and completed the push.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Ramp worker reported that during pushback; a baggage tug blocked the aircraft; causing the pushback driver to stop abruptly and break the tow bar shear pin.
Narrative: Aircraft X pushed back from Gate E8. As the aircraft was being pushed straight back [another company] tug with carts disobeyed the Wing Walker signal to stop for the aircraft being pushed and continued to drive behind the aircraft. Once the tug was directly behind the aircraft they finally stopped which prevented the aircraft from being pushed. The pushback Driver had to stop abruptly to prevent hitting the tug and carts. This caused the shear pin on the tow bar to break. Supervisor and Maintenance was called to the incident. Maintenance determined the aircraft was good to fly and the ramp crew changed out the tow bar and completed the push.
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.