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Horizontal stabilizer touches other aircraft's wing tip during ramp operation aircraft parking procedure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 254955 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199310 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| 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 | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 254955 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While returning to the gate due to a flap problem, our ramp operations assigned us a parking spot near the end of our ramp. The ramp marshall began directing us into the spot looking at the clearance on our right wing tip, and the right wing tip of the mdt to our right. We were signaled to stop at that point, while the marshall checked the clearance of our right horizontal stabilizer, and the mdt's right wing tip. The marshall returned and told us to begin a tight left turn. Meanwhile, 2 ramp agents working the rear cargo of the mdt stopped working and began watching us as opposed to performing the function of wing walker. As we followed our marshall's directions, the 2 ramp agents that were standing and watching, gave us a sudden motion to hold. We were then notified that our right horizontal stabilizer had indeed come into contact with the mdt's upper right wing tip.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HORIZ STABILIZER TOUCHES OTHER ACFT'S WING TIP DURING RAMP OP ACFT PARKING PROC.
Narrative: WHILE RETURNING TO THE GATE DUE TO A FLAP PROB, OUR RAMP OPS ASSIGNED US A PARKING SPOT NEAR THE END OF OUR RAMP. THE RAMP MARSHALL BEGAN DIRECTING US INTO THE SPOT LOOKING AT THE CLRNC ON OUR R WING TIP, AND THE R WING TIP OF THE MDT TO OUR R. WE WERE SIGNALED TO STOP AT THAT POINT, WHILE THE MARSHALL CHKED THE CLRNC OF OUR R HORIZ STABILIZER, AND THE MDT'S R WING TIP. THE MARSHALL RETURNED AND TOLD US TO BEGIN A TIGHT L TURN. MEANWHILE, 2 RAMP AGENTS WORKING THE REAR CARGO OF THE MDT STOPPED WORKING AND BEGAN WATCHING US AS OPPOSED TO PERFORMING THE FUNCTION OF WING WALKER. AS WE FOLLOWED OUR MARSHALL'S DIRECTIONS, THE 2 RAMP AGENTS THAT WERE STANDING AND WATCHING, GAVE US A SUDDEN MOTION TO HOLD. WE WERE THEN NOTIFIED THAT OUR R HORIZ STABILIZER HAD INDEED COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE MDT'S UPPER R WING TIP.
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.