<< >> NASA ASRS Report 324303, December 1995

Medium large transport guided to gate by marshaller with 2 wingwalkers, is parked and then had foreign object damage to engine.

Attributes
ACN	324303
Time
Date	199512
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdw
State Reference	IL
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	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked
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 : 18000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	324303
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Taxied to gate. All buffer zones were clear of equipment and personnel. 2 wing walkers, 1 marshaller with wands, and one to chock were present. Aircraft taxied, stopped, and parked following marshaller's instructions. Brakes were set and simultaneously noise and vibration occurred. Moved start lever to cut off. Ingested ground heater hose. Foreign object damage #1 engine.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG GUIDED TO GATE BY MARSHALLER WITH 2 WINGWALKERS, IS PARKED AND THEN HAD FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE TO ENG.

Narrative: TAXIED TO GATE. ALL BUFFER ZONES WERE CLR OF EQUIP AND PERSONNEL. 2 WING WALKERS, 1 MARSHALLER WITH WANDS, AND ONE TO CHOCK WERE PRESENT. ACFT TAXIED, STOPPED, AND PARKED FOLLOWING MARSHALLER'S INSTRUCTIONS. BRAKES WERE SET AND SIMULTANEOUSLY NOISE AND VIBRATION OCCURRED. MOVED START LEVER TO CUT OFF. INGESTED GND HEATER HOSE. FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE #1 ENG.

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.