<< >> NASA ASRS Report 207657, April 1992

An air carrier large transport, under the control of it's company's ground taxi director, hit the jetway on taxi out. Minor aircraft damage, no passenger injuries.

Attributes
ACN	207657
Time
Date	199204
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : abe
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	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 : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time total : 12000
ASRS Report	207657
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	207750
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
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were cleared to start engines and started #1 and #3. I cleared the ground man to disconnect. We then received a salute and guidance and called for 'a' pumps and received taxi clearance. There was a wing walker. The guideman gave us a straight ahead signal, I released brakes, and increased thrust. After moving forward a short distance we received and complied with a right turn signal that gradually increased in sharpness. During this turn we experienced a shudder. I stopped the airplane and at the same time the guideman gave us a stop signal. He then ran towards the left wing tip, then came back and plugged in and advised us that we had contacted the jetway with our left wing tip. We then asked for clearance to return to the gate and did so, we complied with all SOP's, guidance signals, and instructions.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LGT, UNDER THE CTL OF IT'S COMPANY'S GND TAXI DIRECTOR, HIT THE JETWAY ON TAXI OUT. MINOR ACFT DAMAGE, NO PAX INJURIES.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO START ENGS AND STARTED #1 AND #3. I CLRED THE GND MAN TO DISCONNECT. WE THEN RECEIVED A SALUTE AND GUIDANCE AND CALLED FOR 'A' PUMPS AND RECEIVED TAXI CLRNC. THERE WAS A WING WALKER. THE GUIDEMAN GAVE US A STRAIGHT AHEAD SIGNAL, I RELEASED BRAKES, AND INCREASED THRUST. AFTER MOVING FORWARD A SHORT DISTANCE WE RECEIVED AND COMPLIED WITH A R TURN SIGNAL THAT GRADUALLY INCREASED IN SHARPNESS. DURING THIS TURN WE EXPERIENCED A SHUDDER. I STOPPED THE AIRPLANE AND AT THE SAME TIME THE GUIDEMAN GAVE US A STOP SIGNAL. HE THEN RAN TOWARDS THE L WING TIP, THEN CAME BACK AND PLUGGED IN AND ADVISED US THAT WE HAD CONTACTED THE JETWAY WITH OUR L WING TIP. WE THEN ASKED FOR CLRNC TO RETURN TO THE GATE AND DID SO, WE COMPLIED WITH ALL SOP'S, GUIDANCE SIGNALS, AND INSTRUCTIONS.

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.