Aircraft damaged during ramp operation pushback tow out.

Attributes
ACN	218607
Time
Date	199208
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sav
State Reference	GA
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
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	218607
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I pushed the aircraft, an medium large transport, back from the gate for departure of flight. I stopped, and was going to go forward to straighten the nose gear. I did not see the ramp man put a chock in front of the wheels, so I moved the aircraft over the chock as I pulled it forward. I did not see, or know, nor was I advised by the ground man of damage to the deflector on the back of the nose gear, until after the aircraft had departed, and was in flight. Immediately upon being advised of the problem, I contacted the maintenance coordinator in atlanta by phone and made him aware of the problem. It was impossible to see the damage from my position on the pushback tractor, or to know there was damage without being advised.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT DAMAGED DURING RAMP OP PUSHBACK TOW OUT.

Narrative: I PUSHED THE ACFT, AN MLG, BACK FROM THE GATE FOR DEP OF FLT. I STOPPED, AND WAS GOING TO GO FORWARD TO STRAIGHTEN THE NOSE GEAR. I DID NOT SEE THE RAMP MAN PUT A CHOCK IN FRONT OF THE WHEELS, SO I MOVED THE ACFT OVER THE CHOCK AS I PULLED IT FORWARD. I DID NOT SEE, OR KNOW, NOR WAS I ADVISED BY THE GND MAN OF DAMAGE TO THE DEFLECTOR ON THE BACK OF THE NOSE GEAR, UNTIL AFTER THE ACFT HAD DEPARTED, AND WAS IN FLT. IMMEDIATELY UPON BEING ADVISED OF THE PROBLEM, I CONTACTED THE MAINT COORDINATOR IN ATLANTA BY PHONE AND MADE HIM AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE THE DAMAGE FROM MY POS ON THE PUSHBACK TRACTOR, OR TO KNOW THERE WAS DAMAGE WITHOUT BEING ADVISED.

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.