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MD80 aircraft being taxied from hangar to gate by a&P mechanic with safety lookout in right seat. Reporter mechanic taxied over a tug and baggage cart, but didn't hit them. Another air carrier filed a formal complaint.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 394049 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199802 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sea |
| State Reference | WA |
| 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 | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| 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 : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 394049 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Taxiing aircraft to gate from hangar, was asked by ground if could get around air carrier X MD80 that had pushed. Said I had to wait for vehicles on the access road. I was then cleared to taxi to the gate. I knew I had less than normal clearance so my safety rider (right seat) put his head out the window to watch my right wingtip. After arriving at the gate air carrier said I had taxied over a tug and bag carts. The tug was in front of air carrier X MD80, and the bag carts were off my right wing on the other side of the vehicle access road. Nothing was hit, no damage to material or people. Formal complaint filed by air carrier X.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 ACFT BEING TAXIED FROM HANGAR TO GATE BY A&P MECH WITH SAFETY LOOKOUT IN R SEAT. RPTR MECH TAXIED OVER A TUG AND BAGGAGE CART, BUT DIDN'T HIT THEM. ANOTHER ACR FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT.
Narrative: TAXIING ACFT TO GATE FROM HANGAR, WAS ASKED BY GND IF COULD GET AROUND ACR X MD80 THAT HAD PUSHED. SAID I HAD TO WAIT FOR VEHICLES ON THE ACCESS ROAD. I WAS THEN CLRED TO TAXI TO THE GATE. I KNEW I HAD LESS THAN NORMAL CLRNC SO MY SAFETY RIDER (R SEAT) PUT HIS HEAD OUT THE WINDOW TO WATCH MY R WINGTIP. AFTER ARRIVING AT THE GATE ACR SAID I HAD TAXIED OVER A TUG AND BAG CARTS. THE TUG WAS IN FRONT OF ACR X MD80, AND THE BAG CARTS WERE OFF MY R WING ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE ACCESS ROAD. NOTHING WAS HIT, NO DAMAGE TO MATERIAL OR PEOPLE. FORMAL COMPLAINT FILED BY ACR X.
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.