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Aircraft damaged when aircraft hit parked baggage cart. Carts were in a non-standard spot, but out of the way.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 325655 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199601 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| 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 | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| 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 : 169 flight time total : 15950 flight time type : 4280 |
| ASRS Report | 325655 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5730 flight time type : 4230 |
| ASRS Report | 325978 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Lax ground control (south) instructed us, 'turn right on taxiway K, north route runway 24L.' once on taxiway K (wbound), the crew elected to take runway 25R for weight considerations. Ground was informed and replied, 'taxi wbound to taxiway 47, left turn and join taxiway J to runway 25R.' (taxiway 47 was used for jet blast reasons.) just prior to taxiway 47, we felt the aircraft shudder, then someone on ground frequency informed us we had struck a baggage cart. Aircraft was stopped on taxiway K, and the so went back in the cabin to check for any visible damage. Aircraft was then returned to gate with flaps left in takeoff confign (flaps 15 degrees). It appeared that 3 baggage carts were parked in the green painted area outside the taxi lights between service road and taxiway K. Aircraft left outboard leading edge device and wingtip light were damaged.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT DAMAGED WHEN ACFT HIT PARKED BAGGAGE CART. CARTS WERE IN A NON-STANDARD SPOT, BUT OUT OF THE WAY.
Narrative: LAX GND CTL (S) INSTRUCTED US, 'TURN R ON TXWY K, N RTE RWY 24L.' ONCE ON TXWY K (WBOUND), THE CREW ELECTED TO TAKE RWY 25R FOR WT CONSIDERATIONS. GND WAS INFORMED AND REPLIED, 'TAXI WBOUND TO TXWY 47, L TURN AND JOIN TXWY J TO RWY 25R.' (TXWY 47 WAS USED FOR JET BLAST REASONS.) JUST PRIOR TO TXWY 47, WE FELT THE ACFT SHUDDER, THEN SOMEONE ON GND FREQ INFORMED US WE HAD STRUCK A BAGGAGE CART. ACFT WAS STOPPED ON TXWY K, AND THE SO WENT BACK IN THE CABIN TO CHK FOR ANY VISIBLE DAMAGE. ACFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO GATE WITH FLAPS LEFT IN TKOF CONFIGN (FLAPS 15 DEGS). IT APPEARED THAT 3 BAGGAGE CARTS WERE PARKED IN THE GREEN PAINTED AREA OUTSIDE THE TAXI LIGHTS BTWN SVC ROAD AND TXWY K. ACFT LEFT OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE DEVICE AND WINGTIP LIGHT WERE DAMAGED.
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.