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While departing the gate, medium large transport jet blast blew a baggage cart into an aircraft parked at an adjacent gate. Baggage cart had no brakes set or chocks installed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 354689 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord |
| State Reference | IL |
| 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 | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 354689 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 153 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 550 |
| ASRS Report | 354489 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During taxi out from a very tight congested area following strict gate departure procedures, apparently an unattended baggage cart was driven into an adjoining aircraft at the next gate by exhaust from our aircraft causing minor damage to the other aircraft. The gate push back and departure procedures as now required always put the adjacent aircraft at risk. Procedures need to be revised so that the aircraft departing gate will not be required to turn tail to gate Y terminal. Also, ground equipment should be parked parallel to aircraft with brakes set or chocked.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE DEPARTING THE GATE, MLG JET BLAST BLEW A BAGGAGE CART INTO AN ACFT PARKED AT AN ADJACENT GATE. BAGGAGE CART HAD NO BRAKES SET OR CHOCKS INSTALLED.
Narrative: DURING TAXI OUT FROM A VERY TIGHT CONGESTED AREA FOLLOWING STRICT GATE DEP PROCS, APPARENTLY AN UNATTENDED BAGGAGE CART WAS DRIVEN INTO AN ADJOINING ACFT AT THE NEXT GATE BY EXHAUST FROM OUR ACFT CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE OTHER ACFT. THE GATE PUSH BACK AND DEP PROCS AS NOW REQUIRED ALWAYS PUT THE ADJACENT ACFT AT RISK. PROCS NEED TO BE REVISED SO THAT THE ACFT DEPARTING GATE WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO TURN TAIL TO GATE Y TERMINAL. ALSO, GND EQUIP SHOULD BE PARKED PARALLEL TO ACFT WITH BRAKES SET OR CHOCKED.
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.