Air carrier medium large transport hits a piece of ground construction equipment and shears off 3 ft...

Attributes
ACN	185728
Time
Date	199108
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ric
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 213 flight time total : 6800 flight time type : 3400
ASRS Report	185728
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 1297
ASRS Report	185700
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

While taxiing for takeoff on the taxiway centerline, we felt the aircraft shudder and jerk. Not knowing what caused the jolt, we decided to taxi back to the gate for an aircraft inspection. Just then, the #4 flight attendant called the cockpit to inform us that part of the left wing had been severed off. While taxiing back to the gate, we noticed a piece of construction equipment near the taxiway in a pit that severed approximately 3 ft of the left wingtip off. There were no injuries. Neither the NOTAMS, field report or ATIS mentioned men and equipment working near the taxiways. Supplemental information from acn 185712. Aircraft was taxiing out for departure and hit a front end loader off the left side of the taxiway. Aircraft should be more cognizant of vehicle at traffic and vehicles the same for aircraft. Safety zones should be established for taxiways for vehicles to remain clear.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG HITS A PIECE OF GND CONSTRUCTION EQUIP AND SHEARS OFF 3 FT OF THE PORT WING.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING FOR TKOF ON THE TAXIWAY CENTERLINE, WE FELT THE ACFT SHUDDER AND JERK. NOT KNOWING WHAT CAUSED THE JOLT, WE DECIDED TO TAXI BACK TO THE GATE FOR AN ACFT INSPECTION. JUST THEN, THE #4 FLT ATTENDANT CALLED THE COCKPIT TO INFORM US THAT PART OF THE L WING HAD BEEN SEVERED OFF. WHILE TAXIING BACK TO THE GATE, WE NOTICED A PIECE OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIP NEAR THE TAXIWAY IN A PIT THAT SEVERED APPROX 3 FT OF THE L WINGTIP OFF. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. NEITHER THE NOTAMS, FIELD RPT OR ATIS MENTIONED MEN AND EQUIP WORKING NEAR THE TAXIWAYS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 185712. ACFT WAS TAXIING OUT FOR DEP AND HIT A FRONT END LOADER OFF THE L SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY. ACFT SHOULD BE MORE COGNIZANT OF VEHICLE AT TFC AND VEHICLES THE SAME FOR ACFT. SAFETY ZONES SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED FOR TAXIWAYS FOR VEHICLES TO REMAIN CLR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.

Air carrier medium large transport hits a piece of ground construction equipment and shears off 3 ft of the port wing.