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Catering truck hits air carrier medium large transport's wing tip during taxi in on ramp. Reporter cites ramp congestion as factor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 134848 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199001 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : rdu |
| State Reference | NC |
| 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 other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 134848 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
While approaching gate for parking with area clear (all equipment behind lines) and a guideman giving come forward hand signals and wing walker on right side of aircraft giving clear signal, aircraft was struck by a catering truck. Aircraft immediately stopped in spite of signals from guideman to continue forward motion for parking. After ensuring aircraft was not in jeopardy and area was clear, aircraft was advanced an addition 5' (approximately) to accommodate parking and deplaning. Catering truck was originally parked behind left wing of aircraft on adjacent gate, facing aircraft on the gate and appeared to be unmanned, as no lights were on and no activity noted. Lighted wands were used for parking. He was centered and parked on lead-in line. Contact was on aircraft right wing tip. Too much ramp congestion!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CATERING TRUCK HITS ACR MLG'S WING TIP DURING TAXI IN ON RAMP. REPORTER CITES RAMP CONGESTION AS FACTOR.
Narrative: WHILE APCHING GATE FOR PARKING WITH AREA CLR (ALL EQUIP BEHIND LINES) AND A GUIDEMAN GIVING COME FORWARD HAND SIGNALS AND WING WALKER ON RIGHT SIDE OF ACFT GIVING CLR SIGNAL, ACFT WAS STRUCK BY A CATERING TRUCK. ACFT IMMEDIATELY STOPPED IN SPITE OF SIGNALS FROM GUIDEMAN TO CONTINUE FORWARD MOTION FOR PARKING. AFTER ENSURING ACFT WAS NOT IN JEOPARDY AND AREA WAS CLR, ACFT WAS ADVANCED AN ADDITION 5' (APPROX) TO ACCOMMODATE PARKING AND DEPLANING. CATERING TRUCK WAS ORIGINALLY PARKED BEHIND LEFT WING OF ACFT ON ADJACENT GATE, FACING ACFT ON THE GATE AND APPEARED TO BE UNMANNED, AS NO LIGHTS WERE ON AND NO ACTIVITY NOTED. LIGHTED WANDS WERE USED FOR PARKING. HE WAS CENTERED AND PARKED ON LEAD-IN LINE. CONTACT WAS ON ACFT RIGHT WING TIP. TOO MUCH RAMP CONGESTION!
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.