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While parking under the guidance of a ground marshaller reporter aircraft struck parked fuel truck with right wing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 117383 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198907 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5400 |
| ASRS Report | 117383 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Marshaller guided aircraft into parked fuel pumper truck. Right wing damaged. Ramper on ground gave first officer thumbs up indicating all clear. Better training of ground guidance personnel required. Establish procedures and explain importance. Discuss consequences. Marshallers only look at nose wheel, not wings. Assure that parking area is clear of all vehicles and equipment. Explain that pilots may not be able to see swept wing from cockpit. Hire more intelligent people for more complex operations. Remember that you get what you pay for.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE PARKING UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF A GND MARSHALLER REPORTER ACFT STRUCK PARKED FUEL TRUCK WITH RIGHT WING.
Narrative: MARSHALLER GUIDED ACFT INTO PARKED FUEL PUMPER TRUCK. RIGHT WING DAMAGED. RAMPER ON GND GAVE F/O THUMBS UP INDICATING ALL CLEAR. BETTER TRAINING OF GND GUIDANCE PERSONNEL REQUIRED. ESTABLISH PROCS AND EXPLAIN IMPORTANCE. DISCUSS CONSEQUENCES. MARSHALLERS ONLY LOOK AT NOSE WHEEL, NOT WINGS. ASSURE THAT PARKING AREA IS CLEAR OF ALL VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT. EXPLAIN THAT PLTS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE SWEPT WING FROM COCKPIT. HIRE MORE INTELLIGENT PEOPLE FOR MORE COMPLEX OPERATIONS. REMEMBER THAT YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.