An air carrier B767 flight crew reports that 2 cabin attendants were injured when the aircraft had t...

Attributes
ACN	395226
Time
Date	199802
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gru
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	395226
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	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:

Pushback gru #2 engine started. Tug started pulling us forward. I heard a loud bang and the aircraft started accelerating forward. At the same time, ground person started frantically yelling park brake, park brake. I knew something had malfunctioned and we were about to run over the tug. I abruptly applied the brakes and set park brake. I asked if they were ok on ground. They said yes. Told first officer to watch aircraft. Went to check cabin attendants. #5 cabin attendant had been thrown forward into B/C galley facing backwards hurting her back and leg. Cabin attendant #7 had been thrown forward facing forward hurting her rib and breast area. Both indicated that they were sore, but felt they were ok to continue to mia. They were not cut, but bruised. Maintenance now involved. Aircraft and nose gear found ok. Tug was removed. Tow bar had broken tug and had jackknifed. I believe that if I had not stopped as quickly as I did, we would have run over it because it never became disconnected until maintenance got it apart.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR B767 FLC RPTS THAT 2 CABIN ATTENDANTS WERE INJURED WHEN THE ACFT HAD TO BE STOPPED ABRUPTLY WHEN THE TOW BAR BROKE AS THE ACFT WAS BEING TOWED FORWARD.

Narrative: PUSHBACK GRU #2 ENG STARTED. TUG STARTED PULLING US FORWARD. I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE ACFT STARTED ACCELERATING FORWARD. AT THE SAME TIME, GND PERSON STARTED FRANTICALLY YELLING PARK BRAKE, PARK BRAKE. I KNEW SOMETHING HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND WE WERE ABOUT TO RUN OVER THE TUG. I ABRUPTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SET PARK BRAKE. I ASKED IF THEY WERE OK ON GND. THEY SAID YES. TOLD FO TO WATCH ACFT. WENT TO CHK CABIN ATTENDANTS. #5 CABIN ATTENDANT HAD BEEN THROWN FORWARD INTO B/C GALLEY FACING BACKWARDS HURTING HER BACK AND LEG. CABIN ATTENDANT #7 HAD BEEN THROWN FORWARD FACING FORWARD HURTING HER RIB AND BREAST AREA. BOTH INDICATED THAT THEY WERE SORE, BUT FELT THEY WERE OK TO CONTINUE TO MIA. THEY WERE NOT CUT, BUT BRUISED. MAINT NOW INVOLVED. ACFT AND NOSE GEAR FOUND OK. TUG WAS REMOVED. TOW BAR HAD BROKEN TUG AND HAD JACKKNIFED. I BELIEVE THAT IF I HAD NOT STOPPED AS QUICKLY AS I DID, WE WOULD HAVE RUN OVER IT BECAUSE IT NEVER BECAME DISCONNECTED UNTIL MAINT GOT IT APART.

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 B767 flight crew reports that 2 cabin attendants were injured when the aircraft had to be stopped abruptly when the tow bar broke as the aircraft was being towed forward.