An MD80 crew, while taxiing from a remote area at dca, collided with a fuel truck.

Attributes
ACN	553962
Time
Date	200207
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zzz.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	553962
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 215 flight time total : 10200 flight time type : 2400
ASRS Report	553347
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : tiller shutter other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

My aircraft collided with a fuel truck while departing a hard stand in dca. The right wingtip and outboard leading edge slat impacted the upper left side of the truck's tank. No fuel cells were punctured. There were no passenger on board. There were no injuries and WX was not a factor. History; the flight was scheduled to depart at XA53. However, preflight checks revealed a bad battery charger. The aircraft was pulled off gate for repair. We were transported to the aircraft at approximately XJ15. Interior and exterior checks were accomplished. Hydraulics were pressurized and engines started using hand signals. The ground crew departed prematurely during second engine start. Collision occurred after checklists were completed, taxi clearance received, and aircraft moved 3-5 ft. Factors: both engines were running, beacon lights were on. The fuel truck arrived from behind us with a top-off order. I did not request fuel. I had no knowledge of a top-off and we had the required fuel on board. The fueler was arriving as we were beginning to taxi. He should have given way. Supplemental information from acn 553347: mechanic pulled stairs and chocks off to right. Held up chocks, gave thumbs up that I returned. With mechanic out front, signals given to start engines. As second engine accelerated mechanic waved and left area. Only prevention that I could come up with is for mechanic to stay to guide out.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 CREW, WHILE TAXIING FROM A REMOTE AREA AT DCA, COLLIDED WITH A FUEL TRUCK.

Narrative: MY ACFT COLLIDED WITH A FUEL TRUCK WHILE DEPARTING A HARD STAND IN DCA. THE R WINGTIP AND OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE SLAT IMPACTED THE UPPER L SIDE OF THE TRUCK'S TANK. NO FUEL CELLS WERE PUNCTURED. THERE WERE NO PAX ON BOARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND WX WAS NOT A FACTOR. HISTORY; THE FLT WAS SCHEDULED TO DEPART AT XA53. HOWEVER, PREFLT CHKS REVEALED A BAD BATTERY CHARGER. THE ACFT WAS PULLED OFF GATE FOR REPAIR. WE WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE ACFT AT APPROX XJ15. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR CHKS WERE ACCOMPLISHED. HYDS WERE PRESSURIZED AND ENGS STARTED USING HAND SIGNALS. THE GND CREW DEPARTED PREMATURELY DURING SECOND ENG START. COLLISION OCCURRED AFTER CHKLISTS WERE COMPLETED, TAXI CLRNC RECEIVED, AND ACFT MOVED 3-5 FT. FACTORS: BOTH ENGS WERE RUNNING, BEACON LIGHTS WERE ON. THE FUEL TRUCK ARRIVED FROM BEHIND US WITH A TOP-OFF ORDER. I DID NOT REQUEST FUEL. I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF A TOP-OFF AND WE HAD THE REQUIRED FUEL ON BOARD. THE FUELER WAS ARRIVING AS WE WERE BEGINNING TO TAXI. HE SHOULD HAVE GIVEN WAY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 553347: MECH PULLED STAIRS AND CHOCKS OFF TO R. HELD UP CHOCKS, GAVE THUMBS UP THAT I RETURNED. WITH MECH OUT FRONT, SIGNALS GIVEN TO START ENGS. AS SECOND ENG ACCELERATED MECH WAVED AND LEFT AREA. ONLY PREVENTION THAT I COULD COME UP WITH IS FOR MECH TO STAY TO GUIDE OUT.

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.