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While performing a post departure FOD inspection at his assigned gate the lead marshaler was alarmed by the sound of engines spooking up behind him and only then noted that an aircraft was taxiing into the gate despite his presence in its path and the lack of a marshaler. He recovered quickly; got the flight crew's attention with a wands crossed 'stop' signal and then marshaled the balance of their arrival.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1238255 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201502 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ramp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Speed All Types Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Ground Event / Encounter Person / Animal / Bird Ground Excursion Ramp |
Narrative:
I was the lead for [for marshaling arrivals and departures at our assigned gate]. The crew and [I] had just finished pushing [an] aircraft and...after closing the flight out; I proceeded to do my pre-arrival FOD walk. As I was walking from the outer [safety ring] to the concourse. I reached down to pick up some FOD. I heard aircraft engines spool up and become louder and louder. I looked over my shoulder and became startled to realize that an aircraft was proceeding down the lead in line about 10 feet behind me. The crew proceeded without the aircraft being marshaled in. At the point of realizing the aircraft was still rolling I immediately placed the stop indicator. (With the wands being crossed properly) video can confirm these actions. At that point I walked to discard the FOD I had collected on my walk around. I proceeded to the lead in line and marshalled the aircraft the remaining distance to the stop mark.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: While performing a post departure FOD inspection at his assigned gate the Lead Marshaler was alarmed by the sound of engines spooking up behind him and only then noted that an aircraft was taxiing into the gate despite his presence in its path and the lack of a Marshaler. He recovered quickly; got the flight crew's attention with a wands crossed 'STOP' signal and then marshaled the balance of their arrival.
Narrative: I was the lead for [for marshaling arrivals and departures at our assigned gate]. The crew and [I] had just finished pushing [an] aircraft and...After closing the flight out; I proceeded to do my pre-arrival FOD walk. As I was walking from the outer [safety ring] to the concourse. I reached down to pick up some FOD. I heard aircraft engines spool up and become louder and louder. I looked over my shoulder and became startled to realize that an aircraft was proceeding down the lead in line about 10 feet behind me. The crew proceeded without the aircraft being marshaled in. AT the point of realizing the aircraft was still rolling I immediately placed the STOP indicator. (With the wands being crossed properly) Video can confirm these actions. At that point I walked to discard the FOD I had collected on my walk around. I proceeded to the lead in line and marshalled the aircraft the remaining distance to the stop mark.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.