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Air carrier large transport wing tip hit the guard RAIL of a service vehicle while being directed to the ramp.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 190685 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199110 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lgb |
| 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 : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 9000 |
| ASRS Report | 190685 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | 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 |
Narrative:
While entering the gate area under the guidance of ramp personnel, including wing walkers, the left wing of the aircraft contacted a guard railing on a service vehicle. All company procedures for parking aircraft were complied with, except for judgemental errors by ramp personnel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR LGT WING TIP HIT THE GUARD RAIL OF A SVC VEHICLE WHILE BEING DIRECTED TO THE RAMP.
Narrative: WHILE ENTERING THE GATE AREA UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF RAMP PERSONNEL, INCLUDING WING WALKERS, THE L WING OF THE ACFT CONTACTED A GUARD RAILING ON A SVC VEHICLE. ALL COMPANY PROCS FOR PARKING ACFT WERE COMPLIED WITH, EXCEPT FOR JUDGEMENTAL ERRORS BY RAMP PERSONNEL.
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.