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Medium large transport being guided into parking space with guideman and wing walkers. Wing tip maintenance stand. Damage to wing tip.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 198655 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199201 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : mbj |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2200 |
| ASRS Report | 198655 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
While following 'lead-in line' and guideman into gate X at ord, about 15 ft from the gate I felt the aircraft vibrate and immediately stopped, after which the guideman gave me the stop signal. I requested the guideman establish interphone communication and asked him what happened. He said the left wing tip hit a maintenance platform and said that he did have wing walkers in position. I informed ramp control I would not move the aircraft and talked to maintenance on the interphone. They said they inspected the damage and were going to hook up a tow-bar. The aircraft was pushed reward and then pulled forward to the gate. I was not able to locate the guideman after this point to find out exactly what happened. I contacted the ord base manager and informed him of the incident. The aircraft was taken OTS and an 'irregular report' filed with the base manager at lax. At this time I have no definite information in helping to determine the exact cause of the incident, as I haven't been in contact with the maintenance personnel, nor the guideman that were parking the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG BEING GUIDED INTO PARKING SPACE WITH GUIDEMAN AND WING WALKERS. WING TIP MAINT STAND. DAMAGE TO WING TIP.
Narrative: WHILE FOLLOWING 'LEAD-IN LINE' AND GUIDEMAN INTO GATE X AT ORD, ABOUT 15 FT FROM THE GATE I FELT THE ACFT VIBRATE AND IMMEDIATELY STOPPED, AFTER WHICH THE GUIDEMAN GAVE ME THE STOP SIGNAL. I REQUESTED THE GUIDEMAN ESTABLISH INTERPHONE COM AND ASKED HIM WHAT HAPPENED. HE SAID THE L WING TIP HIT A MAINT PLATFORM AND SAID THAT HE DID HAVE WING WALKERS IN POS. I INFORMED RAMP CTL I WOULD NOT MOVE THE ACFT AND TALKED TO MAINT ON THE INTERPHONE. THEY SAID THEY INSPECTED THE DAMAGE AND WERE GOING TO HOOK UP A TOW-BAR. THE ACFT WAS PUSHED REWARD AND THEN PULLED FORWARD TO THE GATE. I WAS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE THE GUIDEMAN AFTER THIS POINT TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. I CONTACTED THE ORD BASE MGR AND INFORMED HIM OF THE INCIDENT. THE ACFT WAS TAKEN OTS AND AN 'IRREGULAR RPT' FILED WITH THE BASE MGR AT LAX. AT THIS TIME I HAVE NO DEFINITE INFO IN HELPING TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT, AS I HAVEN'T BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE MAINT PERSONNEL, NOR THE GUIDEMAN THAT WERE PARKING THE ACFT.
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.