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A319 flight crew while taxiing for takeoff encounters 2 vehicles and is forced to stop abruptly. Tower is advised that the vehicle did not stop for the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 695081 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : den.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | other |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | observation : company check pilot |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 695081 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Airport |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Captain was taxiing out for takeoff for runway 17R at den. Aircraft was holding short at position 4E; and had just received clearance to taxi to runway 17R via taxiway M. Captain released brakes and commenced taxi with the taxi light on to indicate movement. 2 trucks; one an airport operations suv and the other a contractor's van saw the aircraft moving; yet chose to ignore their stop sign as they were traveling north and attempted to outrace the aircraft. Captain was forced to immediately make an emergency stop to avoid hitting the trucks. The purser was sitting; but the 2 aft flight attendants were standing and were thrown against the rear galley carts. They were shaken; but uninjured. Captain reported the incident to ground control; who stated they would investigate. Flight continued without incident to smf.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 FLT CREW WHILE TAXIING FOR TKOF ENCOUNTERS 2 VEHICLES AND IS FORCED TO STOP ABRUPTLY. TWR IS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP FOR THE ACFT.
Narrative: CAPT WAS TAXIING OUT FOR TKOF FOR RWY 17R AT DEN. ACFT WAS HOLDING SHORT AT POS 4E; AND HAD JUST RECEIVED CLRNC TO TAXI TO RWY 17R VIA TXWY M. CAPT RELEASED BRAKES AND COMMENCED TAXI WITH THE TAXI LIGHT ON TO INDICATE MOVEMENT. 2 TRUCKS; ONE AN ARPT OPS SUV AND THE OTHER A CONTRACTOR'S VAN SAW THE ACFT MOVING; YET CHOSE TO IGNORE THEIR STOP SIGN AS THEY WERE TRAVELING N AND ATTEMPTED TO OUTRACE THE ACFT. CAPT WAS FORCED TO IMMEDIATELY MAKE AN EMER STOP TO AVOID HITTING THE TRUCKS. THE PURSER WAS SITTING; BUT THE 2 AFT FLT ATTENDANTS WERE STANDING AND WERE THROWN AGAINST THE REAR GALLEY CARTS. THEY WERE SHAKEN; BUT UNINJURED. CAPT RPTED THE INCIDENT TO GND CTL; WHO STATED THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE. FLT CONTINUED WITHOUT INCIDENT TO SMF.
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.