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Air carrier large transport taxiing out from ramp at lga with the assistance of ground crew still hits construction equipment with the wingtip.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 127672 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198911 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga |
| State Reference | NY |
| 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 | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 127672 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 2300 |
| ASRS Report | 127571 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
The flight was pushed back and engines started. The tug was removed and signalman signaled us to begin taxi. After receiving taxi clearance we made a right turn to place us north the normal (and only) taxi out route. Airport construction was in progress to our left. There were no baracades or signalmen to indicate this route was closed or not usable. While on the yellow taxi centerline, we felt a 'thump'. I immediately stopped and requested an external inspection. Both construction crew and company personnel signaled damage to the left wingtip, and that it was ok to taxi back to the gate. After securing the airplane we found damage to the left wingtip and #1 slat. The construction crew reported damage to a piece of construction equipment. Construction is a way of life at airports. We need reliable indications of where we can safely taxi, and where we cannot. This we didn't have.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LGT TAXIING OUT FROM RAMP AT LGA WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF GND CREW STILL HITS CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT WITH THE WINGTIP.
Narrative: THE FLT WAS PUSHED BACK AND ENGINES STARTED. THE TUG WAS REMOVED AND SIGNALMAN SIGNALED US TO BEGIN TAXI. AFTER RECEIVING TAXI CLRNC WE MADE A RIGHT TURN TO PLACE US N THE NORMAL (AND ONLY) TAXI OUT ROUTE. ARPT CONSTRUCTION WAS IN PROGRESS TO OUR LEFT. THERE WERE NO BARACADES OR SIGNALMEN TO INDICATE THIS ROUTE WAS CLOSED OR NOT USABLE. WHILE ON THE YELLOW TAXI CENTERLINE, WE FELT A 'THUMP'. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND REQUESTED AN EXTERNAL INSPECTION. BOTH CONSTRUCTION CREW AND COMPANY PERSONNEL SIGNALED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WINGTIP, AND THAT IT WAS OK TO TAXI BACK TO THE GATE. AFTER SECURING THE AIRPLANE WE FOUND DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WINGTIP AND #1 SLAT. THE CONSTRUCTION CREW REPORTED DAMAGE TO A PIECE OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT. CONSTRUCTION IS A WAY OF LIFE AT ARPTS. WE NEED RELIABLE INDICATIONS OF WHERE WE CAN SAFELY TAXI, AND WHERE WE CANNOT. THIS WE DIDN'T HAVE.
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.