RPTR BLOWS ADJACENT PARKED ACFT ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER OUT OF THE RAMP AREA.

Date: 1995-08 · Aircraft: DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model

Anomalies: other-unspecified

Synopsis

RPTR BLOWS ADJACENT PARKED ACFT ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER OUT OF THE RAMP AREA.

Narrative

THE GND CREW PUSHED US OUT OF THE GATE ONTO THE RAMP AND POSITIONED US SUCH THAT WE HAD TO MAKE A TURN OF ABOUT 235 DEGS TO ENTER THE TXWY. BECAUSE OF LIMITED SPACE; HVY WT; SOFT SURFACE; IT TOOK 45 PERCENT N1 ON BOTH ENGS TO KEEP THE ACFT ROLLING THROUGH THE TURN. 45 PERCENT N1 IS OUR MAX MANEUVERING PWR WHEN TAXIING; AND WITH THE NEAREST ACFT AND STRUCTURES ABOUT 150 YDS AWAY; I THOUGHT I HAD NO PROB. BUT THE CREW OF ANOTHER JET (BOEING 757) COMMENTED THAT WE GAVE THEM A GOOD 'BLOW JOB;' SO APPARENTLY I WAS WRONG. I AM ATTEMPTING TO GET THE COMPANY TO HAVE THE PUSH BACK CREWS AT FCA TO POS THE OUTBOUND ACFT ON THE TXWY CTRLINE IN THE DIRECTION OF INTENDED TRAVEL; BUT I AM NOT OPTIMISTIC BECAUSE; 1) THE CREWS ARE NOT COMPANY EMPLOYEES AND 2) RAMP SPACE IS QUITE LIMITED. OUR CURRENT COMPANY POLICY CONCERNING TAXI/BREAKAWAY THRUST IS ALREADY UNDER REVIEW WITH OTHER ACFT TYPES; I WILL ALSO TRY TO HAVE OUR DC-9'S INCLUDED IN THAT REVIEW. IN THE MEANTIME; KNOWING THE TRAP EXISTS; I WILL MAKE CERTAIN I DON'T FALL INTO IT AGAIN.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.