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A B737 captain credited cle ground for preventing a collision with a catering truck while taxiing into his gate. Unsafe behavior of the truck driver was noted by the reporter.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 615032 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200404 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cle.airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cle.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 30000 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 615032 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | cabin event other conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
The catering truck blocked the access to gate and a very attentive ground stopped me and moved him. When we blocked in, truck moved up to the right side to cater the front. The aircraft was half unloaded. The forward flight attendants had to assist older passenger and moved aft. The caterer was in his truck when 4 of these elderly passenger turned right and I caught them before going out the catering door. I spoke to the caterer and called all appropriate supervisors and was tended to well. I think this is an unsafe practice to cater with only 1 person.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737 CAPT CREDITED CLE GND FOR PREVENTING A COLLISION WITH A CATERING TRUCK WHILE TAXIING INTO HIS GATE. UNSAFE BEHAVIOR OF THE TRUCK DRIVER WAS NOTED BY THE RPTR.
Narrative: THE CATERING TRUCK BLOCKED THE ACCESS TO GATE AND A VERY ATTENTIVE GND STOPPED ME AND MOVED HIM. WHEN WE BLOCKED IN, TRUCK MOVED UP TO THE R SIDE TO CATER THE FRONT. THE ACFT WAS HALF UNLOADED. THE FORWARD FLT ATTENDANTS HAD TO ASSIST OLDER PAX AND MOVED AFT. THE CATERER WAS IN HIS TRUCK WHEN 4 OF THESE ELDERLY PAX TURNED R AND I CAUGHT THEM BEFORE GOING OUT THE CATERING DOOR. I SPOKE TO THE CATERER AND CALLED ALL APPROPRIATE SUPVRS AND WAS TENDED TO WELL. I THINK THIS IS AN UNSAFE PRACTICE TO CATER WITH ONLY 1 PERSON.
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.