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An air carrier medium large transport was slightly damaged during pushback. The pushback crew was not entirely honest about their report to the cockpit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 226156 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199211 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sna |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : scel |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground other : taxi other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 227 flight time total : 19982 flight time type : 5138 |
| ASRS Report | 226156 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 2800 |
| ASRS Report | 226510 |
| 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:
After normal pushback crew was informed through the headset just prior to wave off that there was a dent in the nose wheel housing area. I inquired about the housing being intact and aligned properly and was told it was. I was not made aware that ground had caused the damage with their tug and tow bar. The pushback was smooth. Since this was the second flight of the day in this aircraft and having no problems, I again asked ground about structural integrity. After receiving assurances we were waved off. Upon landing in denver the taxi light housing failed. Supplemental information from acn 225510. Upon landing in denver the housing for the taxi light failed allowing the taxi light to drag behind the nose gear! No damage to aircraft or personnel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MLG WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED DURING PUSHBACK. THE PUSHBACK CREW WAS NOT ENTIRELY HONEST ABOUT THEIR RPT TO THE COCKPIT.
Narrative: AFTER NORMAL PUSHBACK CREW WAS INFORMED THROUGH THE HEADSET JUST PRIOR TO WAVE OFF THAT THERE WAS A DENT IN THE NOSE WHEEL HOUSING AREA. I INQUIRED ABOUT THE HOUSING BEING INTACT AND ALIGNED PROPERLY AND WAS TOLD IT WAS. I WAS NOT MADE AWARE THAT GND HAD CAUSED THE DAMAGE WITH THEIR TUG AND TOW BAR. THE PUSHBACK WAS SMOOTH. SINCE THIS WAS THE SECOND FLT OF THE DAY IN THIS ACFT AND HAVING NO PROBLEMS, I AGAIN ASKED GND ABOUT STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. AFTER RECEIVING ASSURANCES WE WERE WAVED OFF. UPON LNDG IN DENVER THE TAXI LIGHT HOUSING FAILED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 225510. UPON LNDG IN DENVER THE HOUSING FOR THE TAXI LIGHT FAILED ALLOWING THE TAXI LIGHT TO DRAG BEHIND THE NOSE GEAR! NO DAMAGE TO ACFT OR PERSONNEL.
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.