Airport problem ramp obstruction. Poles shown on airport plan 11-1 in very small type emblems.

Attributes
ACN	273749
Time
Date	199406
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ywg
State Reference	MB
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lhr
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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 : 90 flight time total : 8400 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	273749
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 6500
ASRS Report	273321
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
Publication	Unspecified

Narrative:

While taxiing to parking I was under directions from a maintenance marshaller. As I followed his visual signals out my left side my area of concentration was to my left and my immediate forward. At his signal I began a left turn back to his position which would place our aircraft between 2 other parked aircraft on the edge of the airport ramp. 1/2 way through turn the right wing struck a light standard and damaged the #8 slat. The maintenance marshaller said that the setting sun was in his eyes and he couldn't see our wingtip. Other contributing factors were the absence of any taxi or j- lines and wing walkers. Several ground personnel later stated that this was not the first time that this had happened. Supplemental information from acn 273321: as aircraft was directed into final left turn by marshaller I checked right wingtip and it appeared it would pass in front of light stand. The sun was partially a factor but it did appear the wing would clear the pole. There was no indication from the marshaller that we were too close to the light pole. Supplemental information from acn 273643: no mention of lights on 10-7 page.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ARPT PROB RAMP OBSTRUCTION. POLES SHOWN ON ARPT PLAN 11-1 IN VERY SMALL TYPE EMBLEMS.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING TO PARKING I WAS UNDER DIRECTIONS FROM A MAINT MARSHALLER. AS I FOLLOWED HIS VISUAL SIGNALS OUT MY L SIDE MY AREA OF CONCENTRATION WAS TO MY L AND MY IMMEDIATE FORWARD. AT HIS SIGNAL I BEGAN A L TURN BACK TO HIS POS WHICH WOULD PLACE OUR ACFT BTWN 2 OTHER PARKED ACFT ON THE EDGE OF THE ARPT RAMP. 1/2 WAY THROUGH TURN THE R WING STRUCK A LIGHT STANDARD AND DAMAGED THE #8 SLAT. THE MAINT MARSHALLER SAID THAT THE SETTING SUN WAS IN HIS EYES AND HE COULDN'T SEE OUR WINGTIP. OTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE ABSENCE OF ANY TAXI OR J- LINES AND WING WALKERS. SEVERAL GND PERSONNEL LATER STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 273321: AS ACFT WAS DIRECTED INTO FINAL L TURN BY MARSHALLER I CHKED R WINGTIP AND IT APPEARED IT WOULD PASS IN FRONT OF LIGHT STAND. THE SUN WAS PARTIALLY A FACTOR BUT IT DID APPEAR THE WING WOULD CLR THE POLE. THERE WAS NO INDICATION FROM THE MARSHALLER THAT WE WERE TOO CLOSE TO THE LIGHT POLE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 273643: NO MENTION OF LIGHTS ON 10-7 PAGE.

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.