<< >> NASA ASRS Report 749464, August 2007

An A319 pilot reports that during pushback the tug driver was forced to make a quick stop to avoid a collision with a catering truck.

Attributes
ACN	749464
Time
Date	200708
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
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 : 145 flight time total : 6900 flight time type : 4080
ASRS Report	749464
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical
Independent Detector	other other : 2
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

During pushback; the tug driver made a violent hard stop. When asked what happened; he said a catering truck had pulled in behind us. The first officer looked out his side window and saw the catering truck right up against our right wing between the engine and wingtip. From his view; it appeared that only a foot or two separated us from a collision. After several moments; the truck backed up and pulled over to the aircraft at the gate. We saw the wing walker go over to the 2 catering individuals and discuss the matter. The jovial laughing manner displayed by the driver of catering truck indicated he was unconcerned with this issue. I asked the tug driver if he was going to elevate this matter. He said he would.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A319 PILOT REPORTS THAT DURING PUSHBACK THE TUG DRIVER WAS FORCED TO MAKE A QUICK STOP TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH A CATERING TRUCK.

Narrative: DURING PUSHBACK; THE TUG DRIVER MADE A VIOLENT HARD STOP. WHEN ASKED WHAT HAPPENED; HE SAID A CATERING TRUCK HAD PULLED IN BEHIND US. THE FO LOOKED OUT HIS SIDE WINDOW AND SAW THE CATERING TRUCK RIGHT UP AGAINST OUR R WING BTWN THE ENG AND WINGTIP. FROM HIS VIEW; IT APPEARED THAT ONLY A FOOT OR TWO SEPARATED US FROM A COLLISION. AFTER SEVERAL MOMENTS; THE TRUCK BACKED UP AND PULLED OVER TO THE ACFT AT THE GATE. WE SAW THE WING WALKER GO OVER TO THE 2 CATERING INDIVIDUALS AND DISCUSS THE MATTER. THE JOVIAL LAUGHING MANNER DISPLAYED BY THE DRIVER OF CATERING TRUCK INDICATED HE WAS UNCONCERNED WITH THIS ISSUE. I ASKED THE TUG DRIVER IF HE WAS GOING TO ELEVATE THIS MATTER. HE SAID HE WOULD.

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.