Incident of poor ground grew procedures in a ramp operation aircraft parking procedure.

Attributes
ACN	298451
Time
Date	199503
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp
State Reference	MS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 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 : 150 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 9000
ASRS Report	298451
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Once again had to wait for a marshaller at gate. Marshaller directed me in but was too close to the nose so I stopped. When I could see him again I applied power on #1 and #3 but could not move with normal power. About that time a mechanic ran up and gave me the 'set brakes' signal. Shortly thereafter the mechanic signaled release brakes and the marshaller began directing me forward. I finally had to open the window and get him to move into my line of sight. After parking the mechanic came up and said an agent had chocked the wheels the first time I stopped and was trying to remove the chocks while I had the power up. Someone could have been seriously injured or worse!! Several errors were made by this crew.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INCIDENT OF POOR GND GREW PROCS IN A RAMP OP ACFT PARKING PROC.

Narrative: ONCE AGAIN HAD TO WAIT FOR A MARSHALLER AT GATE. MARSHALLER DIRECTED ME IN BUT WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE NOSE SO I STOPPED. WHEN I COULD SEE HIM AGAIN I APPLIED PWR ON #1 AND #3 BUT COULD NOT MOVE WITH NORMAL PWR. ABOUT THAT TIME A MECH RAN UP AND GAVE ME THE 'SET BRAKES' SIGNAL. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE MECH SIGNALED RELEASE BRAKES AND THE MARSHALLER BEGAN DIRECTING ME FORWARD. I FINALLY HAD TO OPEN THE WINDOW AND GET HIM TO MOVE INTO MY LINE OF SIGHT. AFTER PARKING THE MECH CAME UP AND SAID AN AGENT HAD CHOCKED THE WHEELS THE FIRST TIME I STOPPED AND WAS TRYING TO REMOVE THE CHOCKS WHILE I HAD THE PWR UP. SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE!! SEVERAL ERRORS WERE MADE BY THIS CREW.

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.