2024-02 · NASA ASRS report 2090147
B-767 air carrier crew reported a near miss during taxi with a ground vehicle resulting in an abrupt stop and a Flight Attendant injury.
We requested taxi clearance from gate. Ramp gave us clearance to taxi via [taxiway] 1. I cleared left and the FO (First Officer) cleared right. The FAA Line Operations Safety Assessment observer also cleared left from the 2nd jumpsuit. (The pushback was not as far as normal in my opinion.) I asked if everybody was ready to move and the response was affirmative. I turned on the taxi light; released the parking brake and informed the crew I had done so. I looked as far back as I could off the left because I was worried about the wing and engine sweep due to the short push back. As we started moving; I gradually looked back towards the nose and observed a company truck driving past the nose pretty quick. I also noticed he was not looking at the road or the aircraft. He was looking towards the terminal building. I was concerned about where he was going and his potential proximity to the left engine which was running; and whether he even noticed we were moving. After applying the brakes; the aircraft slowed briefly then stopped abruptly. I don't recall putting any more pressure on the pedals. The brakes seemed to grab. We observed this again when we started moving again and stopped.Shortly after stopping; we received a call from the back that one of our FA's (Flight Attendant) said she got injured during the stop. We spoke briefly with her and decided the only reasonable option was to return to the gate and have her replaced which we did. I would like to point out we had no less than 3 catering trucks and the company truck pass under near our wing and engine while we were moving. (the catering trucks approached from behind us while we were moving and powered up). The company safety truck came from the front. When in doubt stop. I was informed after we arrived at the gate; an individual came to the flight deck and said the Captain who was behind us had seen the event and thought the trucks were to close to the aircraft. I was given the following name (ZZZ Person A) but I can't say for sure since I never spoke directly to him.
During my FAA Line Operations Safety Assessment observation; after pushback and tug disconnection. The crew was given a taxi clearance by ramp control. After the CA (Captain) and the FO (First Officer) cleared the left; right and forward path of the AC (Aircraft). The Captain advanced the throttles in order to start taxing. Once the AC started moving the pickup truck moved in front of the aircraft and the CA applied the breaks to stop the aircraft. The AC come to an abrupt stop and the CA advised the FO to contact ramp control and devise them of the speeding pick up truck. Shortly after that we received a call from the purser advising that one of the flight attendants was possibly injured.
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Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.
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