MD80 flight crew; while taxiing clear of the runway after landing; has a close encounter with a fuel...

Attributes
ACN	688900
Time
Date	200602
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : san.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
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
ASRS Report	688900
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	688892
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

After landing in light to moderate rain; the first officer and I heard a commotion from the passenger as if something frightening was happening. The first officer looked out to the right side of the aircraft and yelled to stop immediately. A white fuel truck was driving 2 ft next to us nestled up between the right forward catering door and the right wing. We came to a stop and the fuel truck turned right and proceeded into an adjacent gate area between gates 38 and 39. We advised ground control of the near miss and they advised the airport manager and security would be on their way to interview the fuel truck driver. I advised the company and maintenance of the situation and entered in the logbook a request for a full aircraft inspection to the entire r-hand side of the aircraft. The fuel truck approached from our right and from slightly behind and could not be seen approaching.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT CREW; WHILE TAXIING CLR OF THE RWY AFTER LNDG; HAS A CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH A FUEL TRUCK. FLT CREW STOPS AND FUEL TRUCK VEERS AWAY.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG IN LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN; THE FO AND I HEARD A COMMOTION FROM THE PAX AS IF SOMETHING FRIGHTENING WAS HAPPENING. THE FO LOOKED OUT TO THE R SIDE OF THE ACFT AND YELLED TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. A WHITE FUEL TRUCK WAS DRIVING 2 FT NEXT TO US NESTLED UP BTWN THE R FORWARD CATERING DOOR AND THE R WING. WE CAME TO A STOP AND THE FUEL TRUCK TURNED R AND PROCEEDED INTO AN ADJACENT GATE AREA BTWN GATES 38 AND 39. WE ADVISED GND CTL OF THE NEAR MISS AND THEY ADVISED THE ARPT MGR AND SECURITY WOULD BE ON THEIR WAY TO INTERVIEW THE FUEL TRUCK DRIVER. I ADVISED THE COMPANY AND MAINT OF THE SITUATION AND ENTERED IN THE LOGBOOK A REQUEST FOR A FULL ACFT INSPECTION TO THE ENTIRE R-HAND SIDE OF THE ACFT. THE FUEL TRUCK APCHED FROM OUR R AND FROM SLIGHTLY BEHIND AND COULD NOT BE SEEN APCHING.

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.

MD80 flight crew; while taxiing clear of the runway after landing; has a close encounter with a fuel truck. Flight crew stops and fuel truck veers away.