An A320 captain avoided colliding with a baggage cart by stopping aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	672408
Time
Date	200509
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
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
ASRS Report	672408
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Baggage cart driver drove in front of my taxiing aircraft. Stopped aircraft. If I had not stopped; driver would have caused a significant ground accident. Even after I stopped my aircraft; the driver appeared oblivious to the events which just occurred. The action put the driver as well as my aircraft and passenger in jeopardy.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 CAPT AVOIDED COLLIDING WITH A BAGGAGE CART BY STOPPING ACFT.

Narrative: BAGGAGE CART DRIVER DROVE IN FRONT OF MY TAXIING ACFT. STOPPED ACFT. IF I HAD NOT STOPPED; DRIVER WOULD HAVE CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT GND ACCIDENT. EVEN AFTER I STOPPED MY ACFT; THE DRIVER APPEARED OBLIVIOUS TO THE EVENTS WHICH JUST OCCURRED. THE ACTION PUT THE DRIVER AS WELL AS MY ACFT AND PAX IN JEOPARDY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.