Large transport air carrier wing tip hit truck during taxi.

Attributes
ACN	90567
Time
Date	198807
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 5800 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	90567
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5000
ASRS Report	90675
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

I was the copilot of air carrier X. We pushed deep into ramp area. I called for taxi clearance and was advised to 'taxi 29 left.' we had been pushed and were facing easterly at time of call to ground. There was construction in progress on the parallel taxiway adjacent to 29L. The construction was roughly in the middle of the taxiway and extended between txwys A-6 and A-5. To the best of our abilities as a crew, we determined that taxiing via the north side of the construction area was acceptable and safe. There were no NOTAMS, ATIS information or ground markings indicating that this was a closed area. On taxiing through the area we felt a slight bump similar to a pothole or unevenness in the taxiway. Shortly thereafter a F/a called up and said a passenger had seen our wingtip strike a vehicle near the tunnel. We stopped and began our normal procedures including calling for emergency vehicles. Near this time the ground controller advised us that in the future, that area was not to be used for taxi. We were pulled into the gate without further incident. This episode could have been prevented with clear markings in either sign or ground markings form indicating a restr taxiway. In addition, with the disruption of the construction area already present, it may not be desirable to have ground service vehicles parked in close proximity to pushing and taxiing aircraft. Supplemental information from acn 90675. The lead F/a informed me by interphone that a passenger had observed us strike a truck with the left wing tip and that fuel was spilling out of the wing. We immediately stopped the aircraft, secured the engines, contacted ground for necessary support equipment, and performed all securing aircraft checklists and removed electrical power from the aircraft. I went to the aft galley service door and observed to be what was a minor fuel drip from the left wing tip area and determined that no imminent danger was indicated to the aircraft or passengers. I relayed this information to the captain and we were towed in to gate without further incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT ACR WING TIP HIT TRUCK DURING TAXI.

Narrative: I WAS THE COPLT OF ACR X. WE PUSHED DEEP INTO RAMP AREA. I CALLED FOR TAXI CLRNC AND WAS ADVISED TO 'TAXI 29 LEFT.' WE HAD BEEN PUSHED AND WERE FACING EASTERLY AT TIME OF CALL TO GND. THERE WAS CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS ON THE PARALLEL TXWY ADJACENT TO 29L. THE CONSTRUCTION WAS ROUGHLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TXWY AND EXTENDED BTWN TXWYS A-6 AND A-5. TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITIES AS A CREW, WE DETERMINED THAT TAXIING VIA THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CONSTRUCTION AREA WAS ACCEPTABLE AND SAFE. THERE WERE NO NOTAMS, ATIS INFO OR GND MARKINGS INDICATING THAT THIS WAS A CLOSED AREA. ON TAXIING THROUGH THE AREA WE FELT A SLIGHT BUMP SIMILAR TO A POTHOLE OR UNEVENNESS IN THE TXWY. SHORTLY THEREAFTER A F/A CALLED UP AND SAID A PAX HAD SEEN OUR WINGTIP STRIKE A VEHICLE NEAR THE TUNNEL. WE STOPPED AND BEGAN OUR NORMAL PROCS INCLUDING CALLING FOR EMER VEHICLES. NEAR THIS TIME THE GND CTLR ADVISED US THAT IN THE FUTURE, THAT AREA WAS NOT TO BE USED FOR TAXI. WE WERE PULLED INTO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS EPISODE COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED WITH CLR MARKINGS IN EITHER SIGN OR GND MARKINGS FORM INDICATING A RESTR TXWY. IN ADDITION, WITH THE DISRUPTION OF THE CONSTRUCTION AREA ALREADY PRESENT, IT MAY NOT BE DESIRABLE TO HAVE GND SVC VEHICLES PARKED IN CLOSE PROX TO PUSHING AND TAXIING ACFT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 90675. THE LEAD F/A INFORMED ME BY INTERPHONE THAT A PAX HAD OBSERVED US STRIKE A TRUCK WITH THE LEFT WING TIP AND THAT FUEL WAS SPILLING OUT OF THE WING. WE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE ACFT, SECURED THE ENGS, CONTACTED GND FOR NECESSARY SUPPORT EQUIPMENT, AND PERFORMED ALL SECURING ACFT CHKLISTS AND REMOVED ELECTRICAL PWR FROM THE ACFT. I WENT TO THE AFT GALLEY SVC DOOR AND OBSERVED TO BE WHAT WAS A MINOR FUEL DRIP FROM THE LEFT WING TIP AREA AND DETERMINED THAT NO IMMINENT DANGER WAS INDICATED TO THE ACFT OR PAXS. I RELAYED THIS INFO TO THE CAPT AND WE WERE TOWED IN TO GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.