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B767-300ER aircraft nose gear and both tires damaged during a rough and bumpy pushback on a crowded company ramp at bos.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 625355 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Sun |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos.airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : pushback |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 625355 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company Airport |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft damaged on ground, tow bar broke during pushback. Push was rough and bumpy. The ramp was full and space limited. Maintenance found damage to the nosewheel push bracket and both tires. They believe the hydraulic disconnect was not working properly. The tow bar had broken on the previous flight with no damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767-300ER ACFT NOSE GEAR AND BOTH TIRES DAMAGED DURING A ROUGH AND BUMPY PUSHBACK ON A CROWDED COMPANY RAMP AT BOS.
Narrative: ACFT DAMAGED ON GND, TOW BAR BROKE DURING PUSHBACK. PUSH WAS ROUGH AND BUMPY. THE RAMP WAS FULL AND SPACE LIMITED. MAINT FOUND DAMAGE TO THE NOSEWHEEL PUSH BRACKET AND BOTH TIRES. THEY BELIEVE THE HYD DISCONNECT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE TOW BAR HAD BROKEN ON THE PREVIOUS FLT WITH NO DAMAGE.
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.