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B737 captain reported that the nose cone of the aircraft made contact with a tug.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1441560 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201704 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Airframe Composite Structure |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 183 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Vehicle |
Narrative:
As we pulled into the gate area; we both looked closely at the safety zone; our aircraft was a scimitar equipped -800 and it appeared clear. The ramp agent had wing walkers and wands. We followed the ramp agent's guidance closely and parked directly and right on the spot.after setting the parking brake and shutting down; the first officer noticed the wing walker trying to communicate something. After the completion of our parking checklist; I went down to the ramp to investigate. Apparently the nose cone of our aircraft had made contact with the top of a pushback tug. Maintenance and dispatch were notified.the marshalling ramp agent needs to walk to the back-end of safety zone to double check that no part of the pushback tug hangs over the line; before focusing attention upon guiding the aircraft in on the line. All company pushback tugs need to have a flag installed on the front so we know their exact location at eye level.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Captain reported that the nose cone of the aircraft made contact with a tug.
Narrative: As we pulled into the gate area; we both looked closely at the Safety Zone; our aircraft was a scimitar equipped -800 and it appeared clear. The Ramp Agent had Wing Walkers and wands. We followed the Ramp Agent's guidance closely and parked directly and right on the spot.After setting the parking brake and shutting down; the First Officer noticed the Wing Walker trying to communicate something. After the completion of our Parking Checklist; I went down to the ramp to investigate. Apparently the nose cone of our aircraft had made contact with the top of a pushback tug. Maintenance and Dispatch were notified.The Marshalling Ramp Agent needs to walk to the back-end of Safety Zone to double check that no part of the pushback tug hangs over the line; before focusing attention upon guiding the aircraft in on the line. All Company pushback tugs need to have a flag installed on the front so we know their exact location at eye level.
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.