20161110018419I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Airbus A-380 · Los Angeles, CA · November 10, 2016

Date: November 10, 2016 · 22:45 local
Place: Los Angeles, CA
Airport: Los Angeles International
Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules: Foreign air carrier (Part 129)
Operator: C4XF
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: B-6139
Reported as: Airbus A-380
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce TRENT-970-84
People aboard: 0
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 11/11/2016, china southern airlines aircraft A380/B-6139/MSN88, flight CZ327/328, at Los Angeles International Airport, local time 2245, during pushing back from the gate 159 with two engine (1&2) running due to inoperative auxiliary power unit (APU), the ATC requested to pull back to the gate and doing so the tug driver felt losing control of aircraft, driver set brakes and emergency brake of the truck, at the same time maintenance personnel on the head set at the time observed aircraft rolling forward and the tow-bar bending , notified the cockpit crew to set the brake and the crew set the brake however between the time of the crew setting brake of the aircraft and the driver of the tug setting the brake of the tug, the aircraft rolled forward due to a slight slope of the taxiway of the ground, and aircraft run in to the tug causing damage to aircraft nose gear door, and tire. No injuries were sustained.

As the FAA filed it

ON 11/11/2016, CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES AIRCRAFT A380/B-6139/MSN88, FLIGHT CZ327/328, AT LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, LOCAL TIME 2245, DURING PUSHING BACK FROM THE GATE 159 WITH TWO ENGINE (1&2) RUNNING DUE TO INOPERATIVE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT (APU), THE ATC REQUESTED TO PULL BACK TO THE GATE AND DOING SO THE TUG DRIVER FELT LOSING CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT, DRIVER SET BRAKES AND EMERGENCY BRAKE OF THE TRUCK, AT THE SAME TIME MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL ON THE HEAD SET AT THE TIME OBSERVED AIRCRAFT ROLLING FORWARD AND THE TOW-BAR BENDING , NOTIFIED THE COCKPIT CREW TO SET THE BRAKE AND THE CREW SET THE BRAKE HOWEVER BETWEEN THE TIME OF THE CREW SETTING BRAKE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE DRIVER OF THE TUG SETTING THE BRAKE OF THE TUG, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED FORWARD DUE TO A SLIGHT SLOPE OF THE TAXIWAY OF THE GROUND, AND AIRCRAFT RUN IN TO THE TUG CAUSING DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR DOOR, AND TIRE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED.