An air carrier MD80 flight crew report that the tug driver pushed them back into a catering truck. T...

Attributes
ACN	380381
Time
Date	199709
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	380381
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	380380
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The tug driver contacted the cockpit, saying they were all locked up, release brakes and call for pushback. We were cleared by ramp control for pushback. The aircraft moved back approximately 3 ft and came to an abrupt stop. There was a moment of silence from the tug driver, so I asked him what was going on. He said he thought we hit something. I told him that I was going to park the brakes. This was the last conversation I had with the tug driver. My first officer said that he left the tug shortly thereafter. I then asked the #1 flight attendant to find out which side of the aircraft was damaged. She came back and said, the left side had the damage. I proceeded into the cabin to assess the damage, then called for the crash fire rescue equipment equipment, as the catering truck was leaning considerably. I checked through the aft galley door for any fuel leakage, and saw none. I felt no evacuate/evacuation emergency existed. Passenger and crew were deplaned through the forward entry door and jet bridge.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MD80 FLC RPT THAT THE TUG DRIVER PUSHED THEM BACK INTO A CATERING TRUCK. THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE L WING WAS DAMAGED. NO APPARENT INJURIES.

Narrative: THE TUG DRIVER CONTACTED THE COCKPIT, SAYING THEY WERE ALL LOCKED UP, RELEASE BRAKES AND CALL FOR PUSHBACK. WE WERE CLRED BY RAMP CTL FOR PUSHBACK. THE ACFT MOVED BACK APPROX 3 FT AND CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THERE WAS A MOMENT OF SILENCE FROM THE TUG DRIVER, SO I ASKED HIM WHAT WAS GOING ON. HE SAID HE THOUGHT WE HIT SOMETHING. I TOLD HIM THAT I WAS GOING TO PARK THE BRAKES. THIS WAS THE LAST CONVERSATION I HAD WITH THE TUG DRIVER. MY FO SAID THAT HE LEFT THE TUG SHORTLY THEREAFTER. I THEN ASKED THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT TO FIND OUT WHICH SIDE OF THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED. SHE CAME BACK AND SAID, THE L SIDE HAD THE DAMAGE. I PROCEEDED INTO THE CABIN TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE, THEN CALLED FOR THE CFR EQUIP, AS THE CATERING TRUCK WAS LEANING CONSIDERABLY. I CHKED THROUGH THE AFT GALLEY DOOR FOR ANY FUEL LEAKAGE, AND SAW NONE. I FELT NO EVAC EMER EXISTED. PAX AND CREW WERE DEPLANED THROUGH THE FORWARD ENTRY DOOR AND JET BRIDGE.

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.

An air carrier MD80 flight crew report that the tug driver pushed them back into a catering truck. The trailing edge of the left wing was damaged. No apparent injuries.