On taxi out of gate the wingtip static wick scraped against the jetway.

Attributes
ACN	287639
Time
Date	199411
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fay
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : lax
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	287639
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After takeoff from fay, company advised us to call them on unicom. Captain called them and was told that left 'static wick' had scraped against jetway on taxi out of gate. Captain notified dispatcher and company maintenance at destination airport (clt) and had maintenance handle the inspection and repair. (The static discharge plastic wick was the only damage.) aircraft was released for further service. Company ground guide at fay marshalled the captain with taxi-out hand signals, and all were followed. Clearance was obviously not adequate due to jetway improperly positioned, or ground guide failing to give turn signals allowing adequate wing clearance. The captain depends on ground guide's instructions. Possibly, at gates requiring minimal clearance, multiple ground guides would be recommended and exit lines painted by airport to show path to follow when tight turns are necessary. The captain was diligent, but the jetway must have been improperly positioned by only inches.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON TAXI OUT OF GATE THE WINGTIP STATIC WICK SCRAPED AGAINST THE JETWAY.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF FROM FAY, COMPANY ADVISED US TO CALL THEM ON UNICOM. CAPT CALLED THEM AND WAS TOLD THAT L 'STATIC WICK' HAD SCRAPED AGAINST JETWAY ON TAXI OUT OF GATE. CAPT NOTIFIED DISPATCHER AND COMPANY MAINT AT DEST ARPT (CLT) AND HAD MAINT HANDLE THE INSPECTION AND REPAIR. (THE STATIC DISCHARGE PLASTIC WICK WAS THE ONLY DAMAGE.) ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR FURTHER SVC. COMPANY GND GUIDE AT FAY MARSHALLED THE CAPT WITH TAXI-OUT HAND SIGNALS, AND ALL WERE FOLLOWED. CLRNC WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT ADEQUATE DUE TO JETWAY IMPROPERLY POSITIONED, OR GND GUIDE FAILING TO GIVE TURN SIGNALS ALLOWING ADEQUATE WING CLRNC. THE CAPT DEPENDS ON GND GUIDE'S INSTRUCTIONS. POSSIBLY, AT GATES REQUIRING MINIMAL CLRNC, MULTIPLE GND GUIDES WOULD BE RECOMMENDED AND EXIT LINES PAINTED BY ARPT TO SHOW PATH TO FOLLOW WHEN TIGHT TURNS ARE NECESSARY. THE CAPT WAS DILIGENT, BUT THE JETWAY MUST HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY POSITIONED BY ONLY INCHES.

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.