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Company ground personnel reported, through the reporter's chief pilot, that the reporter's aircraft had damaged its #2 nacelle while taxiing into the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 234919 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199302 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cle |
| 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 : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14151 flight time type : 960 |
| ASRS Report | 234919 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 235149 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was the captain on air carrier flight X from tul to dfw feb/sat/93. The flight seemed normal in every respect including taxi into the gate at dfw. On the afternoon of mar/mon/93 I was contacted by captain Z of the chief pilot's office informing me that damage was done to the #2 engine nacelle of aircraft Y during parking at dfw. This came as a surprise to me since I had no indication at the time that there had been a problem during parking. The parking guide-in lights were operating normally and were used for parking. The person operating the lights came to the cockpit shortly after the passenger had deplaned. We chatted for a few mins and he made no mention of the aircraft hitting anything during parking. Nothing was felt inside the aircraft to indicate we had hit anything during parking nor any other time. I feel quite confident that the very conscientious first officer would have mentioned it if he thought there had been any problem during parking.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: COMPANY GND PERSONNEL RPTED, THROUGH THE RPTR'S CHIEF PLT, THAT THE RPTR'S ACFT HAD DAMAGED ITS #2 NACELLE WHILE TAXIING INTO THE GATE.
Narrative: I WAS THE CAPT ON ACR FLT X FROM TUL TO DFW FEB/SAT/93. THE FLT SEEMED NORMAL IN EVERY RESPECT INCLUDING TAXI INTO THE GATE AT DFW. ON THE AFTERNOON OF MAR/MON/93 I WAS CONTACTED BY CAPT Z OF THE CHIEF PLT'S OFFICE INFORMING ME THAT DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE #2 ENG NACELLE OF ACFT Y DURING PARKING AT DFW. THIS CAME AS A SURPRISE TO ME SINCE I HAD NO INDICATION AT THE TIME THAT THERE HAD BEEN A PROB DURING PARKING. THE PARKING GUIDE-IN LIGHTS WERE OPERATING NORMALLY AND WERE USED FOR PARKING. THE PERSON OPERATING THE LIGHTS CAME TO THE COCKPIT SHORTLY AFTER THE PAX HAD DEPLANED. WE CHATTED FOR A FEW MINS AND HE MADE NO MENTION OF THE ACFT HITTING ANYTHING DURING PARKING. NOTHING WAS FELT INSIDE THE ACFT TO INDICATE WE HAD HIT ANYTHING DURING PARKING NOR ANY OTHER TIME. I FEEL QUITE CONFIDENT THAT THE VERY CONSCIENTIOUS FO WOULD HAVE MENTIONED IT IF HE THOUGHT THERE HAD BEEN ANY PROB DURING PARKING.
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.