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An F100 pushes back from gate at phl, PA, only to have the fuel truck strike the wingtip and sever the outside 5 ft of the wing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 396429 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199803 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : holding ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 5760 |
| ASRS Report | 396429 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Aircraft had completed pushback from gate xx at phl, parked on taxiway 5, facing eastbound. Brakes were set, awaiting pushback crew to disconnect tow bar. Aircraft suddenly shuddered violently. Initial thought was malfunction with tow bar and tug. Flight attendants immediately called forward to let us know left wingtip had been struck by fuel truck. Tow bar was damaged in resultant collision and ground crew inquired as to whether we could return to gate on our own. After ascertaining there was no extenuating damage or fuel leaks, we returned to gate xx and disembarked passenger and crew. Resultant investigation revealed outer 5 ft of left wing completely severed due to inattention of fuel truck driver.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN F100 PUSHES BACK FROM GATE AT PHL, PA, ONLY TO HAVE THE FUEL TRUCK STRIKE THE WINGTIP AND SEVER THE OUTSIDE 5 FT OF THE WING.
Narrative: ACFT HAD COMPLETED PUSHBACK FROM GATE XX AT PHL, PARKED ON TXWY 5, FACING EBOUND. BRAKES WERE SET, AWAITING PUSHBACK CREW TO DISCONNECT TOW BAR. ACFT SUDDENLY SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY. INITIAL THOUGHT WAS MALFUNCTION WITH TOW BAR AND TUG. FLT ATTENDANTS IMMEDIATELY CALLED FORWARD TO LET US KNOW L WINGTIP HAD BEEN STRUCK BY FUEL TRUCK. TOW BAR WAS DAMAGED IN RESULTANT COLLISION AND GND CREW INQUIRED AS TO WHETHER WE COULD RETURN TO GATE ON OUR OWN. AFTER ASCERTAINING THERE WAS NO EXTENUATING DAMAGE OR FUEL LEAKS, WE RETURNED TO GATE XX AND DISEMBARKED PAX AND CREW. RESULTANT INVESTIGATION REVEALED OUTER 5 FT OF L WING COMPLETELY SEVERED DUE TO INATTENTION OF FUEL TRUCK DRIVER.
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.