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Reporter, a mechanic, while taxiing a 737-200 loses all hydraulic pressure which pwrs brakes and steering and runs wingtip into another aircraft wingtip.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 289604 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199411 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iah |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 289604 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Moving aircraft from south pad to gate xa terminal X at iah, 737- 200 came in contact with a 737-300 that was being pushed back for a trip. Lost hydraulic pressure to brakes and steering. Tried to steer around the aircraft being pushed back. Could not do it fast enough, with no hydraulic pressure and right wing on the 737-200 made contact with 737-300 right wing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR, A MECH, WHILE TAXIING A 737-200 LOSES ALL HYD PRESSURE WHICH PWRS BRAKES AND STEERING AND RUNS WINGTIP INTO ANOTHER ACFT WINGTIP.
Narrative: MOVING ACFT FROM S PAD TO GATE XA TERMINAL X AT IAH, 737- 200 CAME IN CONTACT WITH A 737-300 THAT WAS BEING PUSHED BACK FOR A TRIP. LOST HYD PRESSURE TO BRAKES AND STEERING. TRIED TO STEER AROUND THE ACFT BEING PUSHED BACK. COULD NOT DO IT FAST ENOUGH, WITH NO HYD PRESSURE AND R WING ON THE 737-200 MADE CONTACT WITH 737-300 R WING.
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.