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Attributes | |
ACN | 184953 |
Time | |
Date | 199107 |
Day | Sun |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : jfk |
State Reference | NY |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
Environment | |
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 : 20 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2000 |
ASRS Report | 184953 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Events | |
Anomaly | conflict : ground critical |
Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
Consequence | other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Airport |
Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
In a parking situation at gate jfk the left wing tip allegedly struck a parked truck. I was under the direction of a taxi director and he was assisted by a wing walker, which I personally saw. I felt no thump, bump or pull related to this nor was I informed of any problem until the next day when I was in the middle of a flight pairing. At the time of the alleged incident, my crew and I secured the cockpit and went on to our next scheduled flight. I saw no unusual activity around the plane after I saw the 'cut engines' sign. Given the circumstances and the place the incident allegedly happened, I think the situation should be looked at a little differently, ie, the truck backing into the plane. I have not seen any pictures, but I assume there was little damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE DAY AFTER THE ALLEGED INCIDENT THE FLC IS INFORMED THAT THEY HAD HIT A PARKED TRUCK WHILE TAXIING INTO THE GATE.
Narrative: IN A PARKING SITUATION AT GATE JFK THE L WING TIP ALLEGEDLY STRUCK A PARKED TRUCK. I WAS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A TAXI DIRECTOR AND HE WAS ASSISTED BY A WING WALKER, WHICH I PERSONALLY SAW. I FELT NO THUMP, BUMP OR PULL RELATED TO THIS NOR WAS I INFORMED OF ANY PROBLEM UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHEN I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A FLT PAIRING. AT THE TIME OF THE ALLEGED INCIDENT, MY CREW AND I SECURED THE COCKPIT AND WENT ON TO OUR NEXT SCHEDULED FLT. I SAW NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY AROUND THE PLANE AFTER I SAW THE 'CUT ENGS' SIGN. GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE PLACE THE INCIDENT ALLEGEDLY HAPPENED, I THINK THE SITUATION SHOULD BE LOOKED AT A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY, IE, THE TRUCK BACKING INTO THE PLANE. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY PICTURES, BUT I ASSUME THERE WAS LITTLE DAMAGE.
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.