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During pushback while in a tight turn; tug driver applies brakes abruptly on A320; upsetting occupants.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 676297 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200511 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : buf.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| 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 |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 676297 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
During pushback; the tractor was turning the airplane out of the gate at a slightly steep angle and the tractor abruptly applied their brakes. This caused a substantial jolt to the airplane. The 2 flight attendants in the back of the airplane stated they bounced off the seats and bulkhead but thought they were fine. The incident also created a landing gear disagreement ECAM that was cleared by on-site maintenance personnel and maintenance control. Also photographed tractor and tow bar position after incident. No aircraft damage; no passenger or flight crew or ground crew injuries.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DURING PUSHBACK WHILE IN A TIGHT TURN; TUG DRIVER APPLIES BRAKES ABRUPTLY ON A320; UPSETTING OCCUPANTS.
Narrative: DURING PUSHBACK; THE TRACTOR WAS TURNING THE AIRPLANE OUT OF THE GATE AT A SLIGHTLY STEEP ANGLE AND THE TRACTOR ABRUPTLY APPLIED THEIR BRAKES. THIS CAUSED A SUBSTANTIAL JOLT TO THE AIRPLANE. THE 2 FLT ATTENDANTS IN THE BACK OF THE AIRPLANE STATED THEY BOUNCED OFF THE SEATS AND BULKHEAD BUT THOUGHT THEY WERE FINE. THE INCIDENT ALSO CREATED A LNDG GEAR DISAGREEMENT ECAM THAT WAS CLRED BY ON-SITE MAINT PERSONNEL AND MAINT CTL. ALSO PHOTOGRAPHED TRACTOR AND TOW BAR POS AFTER INCIDENT. NO ACFT DAMAGE; NO PAX OR FLT CREW OR GND CREW INJURIES.
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.