Airbus A321 Endgate Pushback Goes Wrong?

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Airbus A321 Endgate Pushback Goes Wrong?

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Жыл бұрын

Lady and the Ramp pushes back an Airbus A321 on an endgate at Sky Harbor airport in Phoenix, Arizona. I wasn’t very happy with this push. Can you tell why?

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@brionhannan1204 Жыл бұрын

Any pushback you can still fly the aircraft is a great one. I had a Captain tell me, "Just get me close to the center line, I get paid the big bucks to do the rest".

@ladyandtheramp Жыл бұрын

Haha!! Yes! That is context! No aircraft damage, and everyone safe = a good push! Thank you! 😁

@griff9of13 Жыл бұрын

I've always been told, if you get it out in one piece, facing the right way with the main gear either side of the centre line, then it's a good push. We just can't help aiming for the perfection of dropping the nose gear right on the centre line as well, though, can we? 😊

@charleslowery789 Жыл бұрын

WE all have bad days. I've had my share as an Air Force NCO ground maintenance crew doing push backs on C-5's and other big airframes. From what I see when you progressed past the 1st hold line you oversteered the nose gear just a bit which pushed the mains off line that resulted in the nose gear not resting on the centerline. This pushed the port wing too far left into potentially striking ground equipment. Thankfully, there wasn't anything nearby. BUT you saved it by repositioning the tug and tow bar near the centerline giving the pilot a good view for taxing. You're doing a great job !

@ladyandtheramp Жыл бұрын

Yes! Exactly I oversteered…coming around that big almost u turn you have to make! Thank you for the tips!! 😁👍

@CeliniaGava Жыл бұрын

Nice! Never seen a pushback from this angle. Thanks for the video!

@CeliniaGava Жыл бұрын

@SpadesPlusYT58 Actually I don't. 😀

@pathirajab 3 ай бұрын

Every presentation is very clear and interesting. I really like to see.

@ladyandtheramp 3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much 😁

@robertbrouillette6767 3 ай бұрын

If I didn’t know any better but the pushback vehicle has a 71 series Detroit Diesel.

@ladyandtheramp 3 ай бұрын

Oh …I bet you are correct! 😁👍

@jorgetrodriguez7669 Жыл бұрын

From Santa Ana California!!…I love the enthusiasm that you you wish them have a good flight!🎉🤚👍🏻💐

@gregoryhebert1414 2 ай бұрын

Just recently subbed into your channel. Kuddos for a video showing the ups and downs of ramp life. On the bright side, no airplanes got bent and nobody got hurt. Looking forward to the rest of your videos.

@ladyandtheramp 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the subscription! And watching 😁

@indepviewpt Жыл бұрын

You did a GREAT job! Sky Harbor is an awesome airport!

@ladyandtheramp Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! We love PHX 😁

@gop4usa12 Ай бұрын

It's not so great if you fly Delta. My poor 74 yo mom had a hell of a time walking that long corridor.

@jasonwhite1069 4 ай бұрын

I know you enjoy your job, and you're very good at it, just because you care enough to not be perfectly happy with that one! Well done, love your videos!

@ladyandtheramp 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😁

@MADTASS 4 ай бұрын

Did a Pushback Once where the Captain (British Airways) Asked Dispatch if I had been Drinking Given that it was Xmas, it was just a Bad Push and I don't Drink Alcohol. Some of us used to Chase the Line but most of us just used to get it out Safely without Clouting Anything.

@ladyandtheramp 4 ай бұрын

That is exactly what all my trainers said.. get out there safely with no aircraft damage and everyone is safe…that is a good push!

4 ай бұрын

Excellent push and you got the centerline eventually! Keep up the good work!👍

@ladyandtheramp 4 ай бұрын

Thank you 😁

@shawncosmos5431 3 ай бұрын

Btw. Decades ago. Early 1970’s My dad was an executive with a solid waste management company that would eventually be merged with Waste Management. I remember a tense conversation he had on the phone where as “allegedly’ one of they’re front load garbage truck drivers was emptying a dumpster somewhere in proximity of parked commercial jets and was accused of sticking the forks of the truck literally into part of the fuselage of one of them…. It gets better. The damage wasn’t discovered till the plane had left the airport and reached its destination where the damage was discovered …No video existed showing it happening but the measurements pretty much pointed to it.. I’m sure many people ended up on the hot seat on that one. I know my dad did…

@ladyandtheramp 3 ай бұрын

Oh no!! 😧 that is crazy! Things have changed a lot since then! Maybe the redundancy that we have now, is from similar situations like that. That is cool that you remembered that! Good memory :)

@shawncosmos5431 3 ай бұрын

@@ladyandtheramp if I had to guess if there are garbage Cans inside the perimeter then the service vehicles probably have a driver and a spotter.

@ladyandtheramp 3 ай бұрын

That is what they have now 👍

@darrenparker4410 Жыл бұрын

Hi from the uk, thanks for the informative videos, and the sunny weather 😊

@ladyandtheramp Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@fanofcanes44 3 ай бұрын

Nothing went wrong , not easy coming off an end gate and finding that line . Did it perfect . Most importantly you took your time and didn’t panic. Good job 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@ladyandtheramp 3 ай бұрын

Oh thank you!! I have learned to never rush. Try to keep the heart rate down :)

@04tommac 4 ай бұрын

I was having trouble lining up a 320 on the centerline once at KPVD and kept trying to get it exactly right when the captain finally said "We're going to have to stop the puchback soon, we haven't been cleared into Boston's airspace yet"....

@ladyandtheramp 4 ай бұрын

😂😂

@matthiasheppe 4 ай бұрын

I don't know what went wrong, my ramp awareness isn't that good, but when I heard the engines spin up at the end, I was thinking "Hold on a minute, Captain".

@charleslowery789 Жыл бұрын

In my experience, it's not where you want the nose wheel to go, it's where you want the tail to go. The nose wheel will always follow the tail.

@ladyandtheramp Жыл бұрын

Yes! I try to split the main gear wheels over the center line. And usually need to start coming back around when the outer wheel starts to go over the line. But obviously I did it too late! :) I will post another video out of an interior gate that is close to the terminal. I definitely need my wing walkers to show me the depth of the plane. The tail is what I am most concerned about in that video :)

@paulrom446 Жыл бұрын

Yeah No Still great job! When I worked for COEX I could never Push because I have Hand to 👁️ Eye coordination issues! Everyone understood and made Reasonable Accommodations! Just one of many reasons it was a great company to work for!

@Rebel-child82 4 ай бұрын

Great point

@charleslowery789 Жыл бұрын

Just read the comment about you not being able to see the tail of the aircraft, hence the importance of wing walkers. You always know where the tail of the aircraft is by glancing down the centerline of the fuselage while you scan the areas left, right and center. Again, you're doing a great job !

@davidsmiths5471 Ай бұрын

What wingwalkers?

@itsmephil2255 4 ай бұрын

You did it better than i ever could, great job 👏

@gop4usa12 Ай бұрын

Is it typical for such long pushbacks at PHX? I've flown Delta out of there a few times and don't remember anything like that.

@ladyandtheramp 29 күн бұрын

I don’t know if Delta pushes out of “end gates”. On our concourses, we have gates that are at the end of the terminal. Since there is not a lot of space at the end and the aircraft cannot be dropped in the active taxiway… it creates a long push. We push straight out into the active taxiway (after we are cleared by the tower to do so) then curve around back into the alleyway where we can proceed to disconnect the towbar, etc…

@jordancook1668 5 ай бұрын

Like backing a really large trailer except facing rearward. Fascinating to watch. I know when I’m backing a trailer my total focus is on the inner trailer tire, so I’d imagine the main landing gear would be something to watch, although I could see how the tail would be a consideration too. Very cool process.

@ladyandtheramp 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Yes! You are correct! It is like pushing a trailer in reverse. And watching the main gear is super helpful!

@Michael.Chapman 10 ай бұрын

You are excellent-I’ve watched your tug driving :-) When you said horribly wrong I imagined the nose gear had been twisted off its mounts :-)

@ladyandtheramp 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! I do like getting it right on the line! 😁

@edwinodus 3 ай бұрын

The taxiway is completely empty I don't think you should worry about not being dead centre on the line

@ladyandtheramp 2 ай бұрын

That is what one of my coworkers said. Thank you 😊

@Lusting4Legs Жыл бұрын

Use the lower beacon as a guide, keep the beacon over the center line and the aircraft will be properly centered on the taxiway. 👌

@ladyandtheramp Жыл бұрын

Great tip! I will try that!

@fredcarruthers8285 4 ай бұрын

Don't be so hard on yourself. You were only off by a couple of feet. I would hope the pilot can compensate that by possibly turning the wheel.

@ladyandtheramp 4 ай бұрын

Oh thanks!! You are right, typically they can correct it!

@bigjoel3599 Жыл бұрын

You did an awesome job!

@ladyandtheramp Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!😁

@rodrigolacerda3977 Жыл бұрын

It is very cool. Question: why is there a person accompanying the tip of the wing? Not all airports do. Here in Belo Horizonte, for example, there is no such professional. Thanks.

@ladyandtheramp Жыл бұрын

It is procedure with our airline that there must be 2 wing walkers present. To make sure the aircraft does not hit anything and that others are aware that the aircraft is moving. The wing walkers are the eyes 👀 of the push tug driver that cannot see the tail of the aircraft. If the driver gets too close to other aircraft’s, buildings, equipment, etc…the wingwalker will place a “x” with their wands to tell the driver to stop ✋ the push.

@rodrigolacerda3977 Жыл бұрын

Ok... Thank you very much for the information, I found it very interesting. Congratulations on the excellent work you do.

@charliechills5506 Жыл бұрын

i just started with Frontier as a Ramp Agent and yesterday was my first day, but when you started were you nervous about being near the jet engines?

@ladyandtheramp Жыл бұрын

Yes! I still am very aware of the engines! You start getting accustomed to listening to them as well. You can hear when they spool down or when they start up! There are lots if different types of noises on ramp…but you have to atune your ears to the engines! Develop good habits early on and that will keep you safe! Good luck out there! It is a great job! Stay safe! ✈️😁

@charliechills5506 Жыл бұрын

@@ladyandtheramp Thank you for the reply! It relaxes me when someone else is as anxious about it, I know safety comes first but cant help but be a little nervous lol

@PED1010 4 ай бұрын

Just bring constructive and being an experienced tug driver , it did look slightly too quick. Once the push goes wrong, it's very difficult to get back, especially if surrounding stands are restricted for movements.

@ladyandtheramp 4 ай бұрын

So true! I appreciate your insights! 😁

@Cta2006 4 ай бұрын

Notice how the gear is taller on an Airbus 320/321 series than a Boeing 737

@ladyandtheramp 4 ай бұрын

Yes! You are correct! 😁 that is why it is easier to push an Airbus because you can see the main gear always :)

@c.i.o.belley168 Жыл бұрын

Jessica is not doing too badly.... 😁😉

@ladyandtheramp Жыл бұрын

😁thank you!

@2112666123 4 ай бұрын

Nice recovery I hated when I did that in LAX U DO NOT HAVE RECOVERY ROOM MUST BE ON THE LINE EVERY TIME GATES ARE SOOO TIGHT

@ladyandtheramp 4 ай бұрын

Oh that would be stressful

@ADFeldbauer Ай бұрын

Especially if you were coming off Terminal B the tight gates

@2112666123 Ай бұрын

@@ADFeldbauer The worse airport I’ve ever worked the jet fumes are always strong that huge 747 wide body terminal sure was the cause ,,,

@FlyToChina0071 3 ай бұрын

If you call something 1 meter apart (at the airport), then it is OK with me... Regards from DK

@ladyandtheramp 3 ай бұрын

😂😁👋

@daveshepherd7582 4 ай бұрын

How would we mere mortals know what went wrong here?

@ladyandtheramp 4 ай бұрын

😂😂 i love your phrasing!

@adamskylark7964 4 ай бұрын

Well done ma’am🫡 watching you from Poland🇵🇱

@ladyandtheramp 4 ай бұрын

😁👋

@daletowe6180 3 ай бұрын

How many days a week do you work?

@ladyandtheramp 3 ай бұрын

A typical week is 5 days.

@daletowe6180 3 ай бұрын

@@ladyandtheramp ok

@andrewmalik3737 4 ай бұрын

I can't even push a plane. So, compared to me it was perfect 😁

@ladyandtheramp 4 ай бұрын

😂thank you!

@andrewmalik3737 4 ай бұрын

@@ladyandtheramp you're welcome!

@henriachalme443 4 ай бұрын

Tresbonreportagehenri🎉😊😊

@mrdrivebytrucker 5 ай бұрын

I had to watch it twice. The first time I didn’t see your helper pull the steering pin. Could you have just backed up to center the plane instead of making that second turn and taking the plane deeper into the tighter area. I’m a pushback operator for UPS

@ladyandtheramp 5 ай бұрын

Oh that is definitely a possibility! With UPS, do you have to push to a certain spot? Or on a line?

@mrdrivebytrucker 5 ай бұрын

@@ladyandtheramp Normally we just push out and make one turn, left or right to the line, but I’ve been ask to push up to a half mile between a remote ramp we use and our main operations ramp

@daletowe6180 3 ай бұрын

Looks like you get a lot of exercise.

@ladyandtheramp 3 ай бұрын

Yes we do! 😁💪

@johndonahue331 Жыл бұрын

nice recovery!

@ladyandtheramp Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😁

@tondegens2421 4 ай бұрын

Follow the yellow line during push back difficult ?

@ladyandtheramp 4 ай бұрын

Yes, it can be!! Lots of factors come into play :)

@tondegens2421 4 ай бұрын

@@ladyandtheramp hy lady, i know the towing bar have some breaking bolts. Are you than more carefully in the winter time. I am from the netherlands.

@ladyandtheramp 4 ай бұрын

You are correct. The bolts or sheer pins can break. We have such mild winters, that is typically not a concern for us :) I can’t imagine being outside in the Netherlands during winter 🥶

@chrispap5939 Жыл бұрын

3:16 what is this wire that he disconnect??

@ladyandtheramp Жыл бұрын

That is the communication cord that allows me to talk with the pilot. :) it connects my headset to the flight deck communications

@elmehdiboumlic6565 Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍🤝🏽🤝🏽

@joseanthonyA321 4 ай бұрын

😍

@darringraham2613 Жыл бұрын

Jessica i don't see how y'all work out there in the summer time 🥵🔥❤✈

@ladyandtheramp Жыл бұрын

I know…it had been nice weather…but we all know what is coming 🔥

@zok310 7 ай бұрын

A Good Push is not getting the plane hit.

@ShadabJamal-mc7ke 5 ай бұрын

You are supposed to disconnect the tow bar from the tug first and then disconnect it from the nose gear to avoid any abrupt swing of the tow bar that can cause injury to the ground staff or damage to aircraft or equipment.

@cargovankilla 4 ай бұрын

That's a company specific policy. Not every airline disconnects the pushback from the towbar first.