Jet blast damage to air carrier aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	290492
Time
Date	199412
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
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
ASRS Report	290492
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	290491
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure 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
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

We were pushed out to a spot at the head of the alley at dca which was unusually close to the airplane parked at gate X. We were headed southwest, which is also unusual, since the majority of the time we are pushed headed northwest to a spot between the fingers. Because of an announced delay for the runway 18 departure of 20 mins or more, with cool temperatures (58 degrees) and moderate weight (approximately 136K) I elected to taxi on 1 engine. With a tailwind on the active runway 36, we needed runway 18 for departure. We were so close to the aircraft and equipment on gate X that we were unable to make the easy turn (right), and had to turn the long way around to proceed north. I knew care was needed in the turn because of the nearby equipment. I taxied away especially slowly and didn't exceed approximately 1.3 EPR, but apparently miscalculated, because I blew an ice-check ladder into the fuselage of the aircraft at gate X.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: JET BLAST DAMAGE TO ACR ACFT.

Narrative: WE WERE PUSHED OUT TO A SPOT AT THE HEAD OF THE ALLEY AT DCA WHICH WAS UNUSUALLY CLOSE TO THE AIRPLANE PARKED AT GATE X. WE WERE HEADED SW, WHICH IS ALSO UNUSUAL, SINCE THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME WE ARE PUSHED HEADED NW TO A SPOT BTWN THE FINGERS. BECAUSE OF AN ANNOUNCED DELAY FOR THE RWY 18 DEP OF 20 MINS OR MORE, WITH COOL TEMPS (58 DEGS) AND MODERATE WT (APPROX 136K) I ELECTED TO TAXI ON 1 ENG. WITH A TAILWIND ON THE ACTIVE RWY 36, WE NEEDED RWY 18 FOR DEP. WE WERE SO CLOSE TO THE ACFT AND EQUIP ON GATE X THAT WE WERE UNABLE TO MAKE THE EASY TURN (R), AND HAD TO TURN THE LONG WAY AROUND TO PROCEED N. I KNEW CARE WAS NEEDED IN THE TURN BECAUSE OF THE NEARBY EQUIP. I TAXIED AWAY ESPECIALLY SLOWLY AND DIDN'T EXCEED APPROX 1.3 EPR, BUT APPARENTLY MISCALCULATED, BECAUSE I BLEW AN ICE-CHK LADDER INTO THE FUSELAGE OF THE ACFT AT GATE X.

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.