Mdt strikes jetway during taxi out from gate. Aircraft had minor paint scrape and bent static wick.

Attributes
ACN	274822
Time
Date	199406
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : syr
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Dash 8 Series 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 : 210 flight time total : 11700
ASRS Report	274822
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

On taxi out, while under the control of a marshaller, we grazed a jetway. After shutdown, and inspection by maintenance (the only damage was an exchange of paint and a bent static wick) the aircraft was released for flight. See attached incident report. Recommend that where there are a mix of aircraft operating in a gate area, there be painted spots for jetways and aircraft so even pilots unfamiliar with the parking can be sure of wingtip clearance. This was done successfully with the commuter parking at phl.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MDT STRIKES JETWAY DURING TAXI OUT FROM GATE. ACFT HAD MINOR PAINT SCRAPE AND BENT STATIC WICK.

Narrative: ON TAXI OUT, WHILE UNDER THE CTL OF A MARSHALLER, WE GRAZED A JETWAY. AFTER SHUTDOWN, AND INSPECTION BY MAINT (THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS AN EXCHANGE OF PAINT AND A BENT STATIC WICK) THE ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR FLT. SEE ATTACHED INCIDENT RPT. RECOMMEND THAT WHERE THERE ARE A MIX OF ACFT OPERATING IN A GATE AREA, THERE BE PAINTED SPOTS FOR JETWAYS AND ACFT SO EVEN PLTS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE PARKING CAN BE SURE OF WINGTIP CLRNC. THIS WAS DONE SUCCESSFULLY WITH THE COMMUTER PARKING AT PHL.

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.