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Captain reported stopping abruptly to avoid a baggage tug that refused to yield to his aircraft taxiing to the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1728055 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202002 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DFW.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| 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) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 18000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
We landed from ZZZ on runway xxl and taxied to [the] gate. Upon entering the ramp we were on high alert for ground traffic as this is dfw. Nearing the roadway prior to [the] gate the first officer and myself cleared left and right and commented on a baggage cart approaching from the left side. I slowed down as he made no effort to stop; as required; he in fact sped up to cut in front of us. The ramp crew working the gate were as shocked as we were. We called operations with the tractor number and were told they'd called their supervisor. We were taxiing at a speed that let me stop the aircraft without any issue.this occurs on a daily basis at dfw. The ramp is extremely busy and requires everyone to be alert while operating close to the terminal. This driver was not paying attention to aircraft movement.enforce the rules for everyone driving a vehicle on the airport sita area. Pull this person's privileges to drive and make them earn it again.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Captain reported stopping abruptly to avoid a baggage tug that refused to yield to his aircraft taxiing to the gate.
Narrative: We landed from ZZZ on Runway XXL and taxied to [the] gate. Upon entering the ramp we were on high alert for ground traffic as this is DFW. Nearing the roadway prior to [the] gate the First Officer and myself cleared left and right and commented on a baggage cart approaching from the left side. I slowed down as he made no effort to stop; as required; he in fact sped up to cut in front of us. The ramp crew working the gate were as shocked as we were. We called Operations with the tractor number and were told they'd called their Supervisor. We were taxiing at a speed that let me stop the aircraft without any issue.This occurs on a daily basis at DFW. The ramp is extremely busy and requires everyone to be alert while operating close to the terminal. This driver was not paying attention to aircraft movement.Enforce the rules for everyone driving a vehicle on the airport SITA area. Pull this person's privileges to drive and make them earn it again.
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.