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A B777-200 flight crew was alarmed by the unannounced appearance of a ground vehicle moving out from under their aircraft as they began to taxi after holding at a taxiway intersection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 907606 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201008 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LAX.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 20000 Flight Crew Type 4000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Ground Event / Encounter Vehicle |
Narrative:
I was stopped on taxiway C short of C-8 per tower instructions (eastbound). About one minute later tower instructed us to resume taxi via C-8; B; and C-6 to the gate. Just after I released the parking brake and began to add power I saw a vehicle shoot out from under the nose of my plane and proceeding rapidly northbound (to my left). At that time the flying first officer also exclaimed about the vehicle. Vehicle was an extended tug or perhaps a lavatory service truck; blue in color. We received no warning from the ground control nor had my two first officers seen this threat.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B777-200 flight crew was alarmed by the unannounced appearance of a ground vehicle moving out from under their aircraft as they began to taxi after holding at a taxiway intersection.
Narrative: I was stopped on Taxiway C short of C-8 per Tower instructions (eastbound). About one minute later Tower instructed us to resume taxi via C-8; B; and C-6 to the gate. Just after I released the parking brake and began to add power I saw a vehicle shoot out from under the nose of my plane and proceeding rapidly northbound (to my left). At that time the flying First Officer also exclaimed about the vehicle. Vehicle was an extended tug or perhaps a lavatory service truck; blue in color. We received no warning from the Ground Control nor had my two First Officers seen this threat.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.