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Flight crew of medium large transport struck their wingtip on fueling truck while they were approaching gates taxiing to their gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 188128 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199108 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl |
| State Reference | PA |
| 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 pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 188128 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 188382 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
While taxiing to gate at phl, I veered aircraft to the right off yellow guide line and away from fuel truck in process of refueling aircraft at gate and parked inside white line. Due to ramp construction and construction vehicles, it was necessary to steer back to yellow guide line. At that time the left outboard wingtip scraped the fuel truck on gate. At no time did I taxi the aircraft to the left of yellow guide line. Yellow guide line and white line around gate do not provide adequate wingtip clearance for medium large transport lines should be repainted or use of gate be discontinued.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF MLG STRUCK THEIR WINGTIP ON FUELING TRUCK WHILE THEY WERE APCHING GATES TAXIING TO THEIR GATE.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING TO GATE AT PHL, I VEERED ACFT TO THE R OFF YELLOW GUIDE LINE AND AWAY FROM FUEL TRUCK IN PROCESS OF REFUELING ACFT AT GATE AND PARKED INSIDE WHITE LINE. DUE TO RAMP CONSTRUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES, IT WAS NECESSARY TO STEER BACK TO YELLOW GUIDE LINE. AT THAT TIME THE L OUTBOARD WINGTIP SCRAPED THE FUEL TRUCK ON GATE. AT NO TIME DID I TAXI THE ACFT TO THE L OF YELLOW GUIDE LINE. YELLOW GUIDE LINE AND WHITE LINE AROUND GATE DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE WINGTIP CLRNC FOR MLG LINES SHOULD BE REPAINTED OR USE OF GATE BE DISCONTINUED.
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.