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Iah ramp agent reported there have been numerous aircraft stopping short of the stop mark while using the self-park at the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1338496 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201603 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | IAH.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Ramp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
The self-park has had four occurrences where the arriving flight has stopped short of the stop mark. Because of stopping short the aircraft now has to hooked up to a tug and be repositioned to the proper stop mark. By having to reposition the aircraft it's a huge inconvenience for the passengers possibly missing their connecting flights as well as runners trying to connect bags to other flights.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: IAH Ramp Agent reported there have been numerous aircraft stopping short of the stop mark while using the self-park at the gate.
Narrative: The self-park has had four occurrences where the arriving flight has stopped short of the stop mark. Because of stopping short the aircraft now has to hooked up to a tug and be repositioned to the proper stop mark. By having to reposition the aircraft it's a huge inconvenience for the passengers possibly missing their connecting flights as well as runners trying to connect bags to other flights.
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.