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B737 captain reported holding short of the gate at ewr due to a bag cart in the safety zone and had difficulty having the cart moved.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1461932 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201707 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | EWR.Airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Type 1499 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Ewr ramp cleared us in to gate. As we approached the gate; we had two wing walkers and a marshaller guiding us in. We could see there was a bag cart well inside the operational safety zone (osz) on to the left of the aircraft; so we stopped. We signaled to the ramp crew that we needed the cart moved; but they kept trying to marshal us in. I called ops and informed them that we would not be moving until the cart was out of the osz. The left wing marshaller stood next to the cart and gave the all clear signal while the marshaller signaled us to taxi in; but the cart was too close to the wingtip for our comfort and it was well within the osz; although; was a wide body gate. Eventually they moved the cart and we taxied to the gate.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Captain reported holding short of the gate at EWR due to a bag cart in the safety zone and had difficulty having the cart moved.
Narrative: EWR ramp cleared us in to gate. As we approached the gate; we had two wing walkers and a Marshaller guiding us in. We could see there was a bag cart well inside the Operational Safety Zone (OSZ) on to the left of the aircraft; so we stopped. We signaled to the ramp crew that we needed the cart moved; but they kept trying to marshal us in. I called ops and informed them that we would not be moving until the cart was out of the OSZ. The left wing Marshaller stood next to the cart and gave the all clear signal while the Marshaller signaled us to taxi in; but the cart was too close to the wingtip for our comfort and it was well within the OSZ; although; was a wide body gate. Eventually they moved the cart and we taxied to the gate.
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.