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An air carrier B727-200 flight crew had the left wingtip strike a fuel truck while taxiing in to the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 432878 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199904 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 122 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 218 |
| ASRS Report | 432878 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : private technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1834 |
| ASRS Report | 432785 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : fuel truck driver 5 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
On apr/xa/99, operating a B727-200 from mco to mdw during taxi, the left wingtip and a fuel truck made contact. This occurred in chicago while taxiing in to gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR B727-200 FLC HAD THE L WINGTIP STRIKE A FUEL TRUCK WHILE TAXIING IN TO THE GATE.
Narrative: ON APR/XA/99, OPERATING A B727-200 FROM MCO TO MDW DURING TAXI, THE L WINGTIP AND A FUEL TRUCK MADE CONTACT. THIS OCCURRED IN CHICAGO WHILE TAXIING IN TO GATE.
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.