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A320 captain stopped aircraft abruptly to avoid a gas service truck cutting in front of aircraft while taxiing. There were no injuries.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 518828 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200107 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zny.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 2657 |
| ASRS Report | 518825 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other |
| Consequence | other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 10 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Maintenance Human Performance Company Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Approaching the gate using accupark guidance, a fast-moving fuel truck cut between aircraft and terminal. Panic stop was required to avoid collision. Zero time to react. Missed truck by approximately 10 ft. There was absolutely no excuse for truck to cut in front of moving aircraft. Fortunately, there were no injuries as all passenger and crew were seated.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 CAPT STOPPED ACFT ABRUPTLY TO AVOID A GAS SVC TRUCK CUTTING IN FRONT OF ACFT WHILE TAXIING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
Narrative: APCHING THE GATE USING ACCUPARK GUIDANCE, A FAST-MOVING FUEL TRUCK CUT BTWN ACFT AND TERMINAL. PANIC STOP WAS REQUIRED TO AVOID COLLISION. ZERO TIME TO REACT. MISSED TRUCK BY APPROX 10 FT. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSE FOR TRUCK TO CUT IN FRONT OF MOVING ACFT. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS ALL PAX AND CREW WERE SEATED.
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.