Widebody transport taxiing to gate when wingtip hits ground equipment.

Attributes
ACN	255474
Time
Date	199310
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 20500 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	255474
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We landed at msp after shutting down the #1 engine due to loss of oil quantity and pressure. We requested the emergency equipment to follow us to the gate and monitor the failed engine which had windmilled without oil for approximately 45 mins. As we approached gate, we stopped approximately 100 yards short to hold for a ground marshall. After approximately 3 mins, a marshall with lighted wands appeared and directed us with standard taxi signals to taxi forward. The marshall was still taxiing us forward when we received a call over the radio from either an aircraft in the vicinity of next gate or the fire truck near the #1 engine to 'stop! There is equipment in front of your #1 engine!' we stopped the aircraft at that point and were advised later by mr. X, a maintenance supervisor who had witnessed the entire event, that the #1 engine had indeed hit a parked tug and that the ground marshall, who was unable to see the left wing walker due to equipment on the ramp that obscured his view, had continued to direct us in not knowing if our left wing area was clear. It was impossible for us in the cockpit to see the #1 engine area. We were very close to the stop spot, and the jetway was in position on our left side.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB TAXIING TO GATE WHEN WINGTIP HITS GND EQUIP.

Narrative: WE LANDED AT MSP AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE #1 ENG DUE TO LOSS OF OIL QUANTITY AND PRESSURE. WE REQUESTED THE EMER EQUIP TO FOLLOW US TO THE GATE AND MONITOR THE FAILED ENG WHICH HAD WINDMILLED WITHOUT OIL FOR APPROX 45 MINS. AS WE APCHED GATE, WE STOPPED APPROX 100 YARDS SHORT TO HOLD FOR A GND MARSHALL. AFTER APPROX 3 MINS, A MARSHALL WITH LIGHTED WANDS APPEARED AND DIRECTED US WITH STANDARD TAXI SIGNALS TO TAXI FORWARD. THE MARSHALL WAS STILL TAXIING US FORWARD WHEN WE RECEIVED A CALL OVER THE RADIO FROM EITHER AN ACFT IN THE VICINITY OF NEXT GATE OR THE FIRE TRUCK NEAR THE #1 ENG TO 'STOP! THERE IS EQUIP IN FRONT OF YOUR #1 ENG!' WE STOPPED THE ACFT AT THAT POINT AND WERE ADVISED LATER BY MR. X, A MAINT SUPVR WHO HAD WITNESSED THE ENTIRE EVENT, THAT THE #1 ENG HAD INDEED HIT A PARKED TUG AND THAT THE GND MARSHALL, WHO WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE L WING WALKER DUE TO EQUIP ON THE RAMP THAT OBSCURED HIS VIEW, HAD CONTINUED TO DIRECT US IN NOT KNOWING IF OUR L WING AREA WAS CLR. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR US IN THE COCKPIT TO SEE THE #1 ENG AREA. WE WERE VERY CLOSE TO THE STOP SPOT, AND THE JETWAY WAS IN POS ON OUR L SIDE.

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.