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Dfw air carrier departure noted vehicle traffic entering runway as they overflew the traffic; the reporter suggesting ground traffic be required to be transponder equipped to reduce like events.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 908205 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201009 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DFW.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Vehicle |
Narrative:
On takeoff roll; I noted a truck heading perpendicular to the runway at a distance. As we continued our takeoff roll; the truck entered the runway at approximately taxiway wm on runway 18L. The vehicle entered the runway heading west then turned south onto the runway and exited the runway at the next high speed. When I saw the truck enter the runway; I told my co-pilot to call the tower and tell them that a truck was on the runway. We were about 200 - 300 ft above the truck when we passed over it. The truck was not an immediate problem because of the distance down the runway; but could have been a major problem had it been on landing roll or had they crossed at a more critically closer taxiway to us. Suggestion; have transponder equipped vehicles to help tower identify vehicles that have access to active runways and taxiways.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DFW Air Carrier departure noted vehicle traffic entering runway as they overflew the traffic; the reporter suggesting ground traffic be required to be transponder equipped to reduce like events.
Narrative: On takeoff roll; I noted a truck heading perpendicular to the runway at a distance. As we continued our takeoff roll; the truck entered the runway at approximately Taxiway WM on Runway 18L. The vehicle entered the runway heading west then turned south onto the runway and exited the runway at the next high speed. When I saw the truck enter the runway; I told my Co-pilot to call the Tower and tell them that a truck was on the runway. We were about 200 - 300 FT above the truck when we passed over it. The truck was not an immediate problem because of the distance down the runway; but could have been a major problem had it been on landing roll or had they crossed at a more critically closer taxiway to us. Suggestion; have transponder equipped vehicles to help Tower identify vehicles that have access to active runways and taxiways.
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.