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Attributes | |
ACN | 295584 |
Time | |
Date | 199412 |
Day | Tue |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : iah |
State Reference | TX |
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 | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | ground : parked 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 : 220 flight time total : 9800 flight time type : 840 |
ASRS Report | 295584 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa 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 |
Narrative:
Taxiing in to gate at iah, another 737 was pushed back from the gate with the tow bar disconnected and the forward baggage door open. I initially planned to taxi behind the other aircraft. As I got closer, it appeared that the other airplane was pushed back far enough to allow us to taxi in to the gate. I pulled in to the gate at a 30- 45 degree angle and idle power (#2 engine shut down). There appeared to be marshallers on the ground at the gate. They were not. I stopped 10-20 ft short of the gate. The real marshallers came up and pulled us up to the parking spot. This required minimum power on the #1 engine. The jet blast blew off the hood of the tug behind us which hit the tug driver. I have to be more aware of the effects of jet blast, even at idle power, ground marshallers need to be more distinguished from other ground personnel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT PARKING PROC CAUSES INJURY TO GND PERSONNEL.
Narrative: TAXIING IN TO GATE AT IAH, ANOTHER 737 WAS PUSHED BACK FROM THE GATE WITH THE TOW BAR DISCONNECTED AND THE FORWARD BAGGAGE DOOR OPEN. I INITIALLY PLANNED TO TAXI BEHIND THE OTHER ACFT. AS I GOT CLOSER, IT APPEARED THAT THE OTHER AIRPLANE WAS PUSHED BACK FAR ENOUGH TO ALLOW US TO TAXI IN TO THE GATE. I PULLED IN TO THE GATE AT A 30- 45 DEG ANGLE AND IDLE PWR (#2 ENG SHUT DOWN). THERE APPEARED TO BE MARSHALLERS ON THE GND AT THE GATE. THEY WERE NOT. I STOPPED 10-20 FT SHORT OF THE GATE. THE REAL MARSHALLERS CAME UP AND PULLED US UP TO THE PARKING SPOT. THIS REQUIRED MINIMUM PWR ON THE #1 ENG. THE JET BLAST BLEW OFF THE HOOD OF THE TUG BEHIND US WHICH HIT THE TUG DRIVER. I HAVE TO BE MORE AWARE OF THE EFFECTS OF JET BLAST, EVEN AT IDLE PWR, GND MARSHALLERS NEED TO BE MORE DISTINGUISHED FROM OTHER GND PERSONNEL.
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.