A B757-200 flight attendant reported a jetway which would park no closer than 4 inches from the airc...

Narrative:

While deplaning at this specific gate; the jetbrige was unable to completely butt up against aircraft. There was a gap of at least 4 inches between the aircraft and bridge. Agent stated that at this gate that was the closest the bridge would go; no ramp to bridge gap. Agent stated this is an on going problem with this gate. Totally unsafe; I was able to put my leg past my knee through the gap. A child could easily fall and be seriously hurt; or a distracted passenger could put their foot thru gap. I would suggest that all jetbridges accomodate all of our aircraft types.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757-200 Flight Attendant reported a jetway which would park no closer than 4 inches from the aircraft leaving a gap wide enough for an inattentive passenger leg or child to fall through.

Narrative: While deplaning at this specific gate; the jetbrige was unable to completely butt up against aircraft. There was a gap of at least 4 inches between the aircraft and bridge. Agent stated that at this gate that was the closest the bridge would go; no ramp to bridge gap. Agent stated this is an on going problem with this gate. Totally unsafe; I was able to put my leg past my knee through the gap. A child could easily fall and be seriously hurt; or a distracted passenger could put their foot thru gap. I would suggest that all jetbridges accomodate all of our aircraft types.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.

Attributes
ACN	1083321
Time
Date	201304
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Flight Attendant (On Duty)
Qualification	Flight Attendant Current
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

A B757-200 flight attendant reported a jetway which would park no closer than 4 inches from the aircraft leaving a gap wide enough for an inattentive passenger leg or child to fall through.