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Ground employee reported that it is difficult to get from one area to another because of out of service equipment and the equipment that is usable is not cleaned correctly.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1762700 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202009 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Vehicle Driver |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Due to the lack of equipment for out of service equipment (tractors) and the remote parking of supertugs; crews getting from the terminal to the other side of taxi lane [X] to man equipment is proving difficult. As well as the remote parking finding equipment and doing multiple user checks is proving a challenge causing both dispatch and the supervisor to ask for multiple updates on status causing an unnecessary sense of urgency. This is even after a move team employee reports looking for equipment/user check/ etc.; and you will advise ready or enroute.this combined with covid restrictions in place is causing crews to use equipment previously driven by the others. Not only are we having to perform a 2nd; 3rd and sometimes a fourth user check we are also being forced to sanitize the equipment again due to possible cross contamination.while obtaining a vehicle for transit back to the terminal I checked the user log. The piece of equipment I used to transit had no user check performed for several days. I have witnessed it used on multiple occasions to support moves.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Ground employee reported that it is difficult to get from one area to another because of out of service equipment and the equipment that is usable is not cleaned correctly.
Narrative: Due to the lack of equipment for out of service equipment (tractors) and the remote parking of supertugs; crews getting from the terminal to the other side of taxi lane [X] to man equipment is proving difficult. As well as the remote parking finding equipment and doing multiple user checks is proving a challenge causing both Dispatch and the Supervisor to ask for multiple updates on status causing an unnecessary sense of urgency. This is even after a move team employee reports looking for equipment/user check/ etc.; and you will advise ready or enroute.This combined with COVID restrictions in place is causing crews to use equipment previously driven by the others. Not only are we having to perform a 2nd; 3rd and sometimes a fourth user check we are also being forced to sanitize the equipment again due to possible cross contamination.While obtaining a vehicle for transit back to the terminal I checked the user log. The piece of equipment I used to transit had no user check performed for several days. I have witnessed it used on multiple occasions to support moves.
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