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Taxiing into gate, requiring 45 degree turn-in on lead-in line, and being directed by ground marshaller, aircraft hit cart which was parked outside of its designated area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 328559 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iah |
| State Reference | TX |
| 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 | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 15500 flight time type : 2100 |
| ASRS Report | 328559 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 185 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 328563 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After uneventful far 121 carrier flight from mke to iah, aircraft taxied into terminal area for parking. Saw 2 ground personnel with wands go to stations for final parking. Parking into gate area requires 45 degree angle in, then right turn to align aircraft with final parking line. Equipment and baggage carts appeared clear as initial parking occurred. First officer called out 'stop,' and though aircraft brought to immediate stop, contact had been made with portable fueling cart with the outboard #2 engine shell. Portable fueling cart was outside a painted, designated parking spot. Aircraft after deplaning was removed from service to assess damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TAXIING INTO GATE, REQUIRING 45 DEG TURN-IN ON LEAD-IN LINE, AND BEING DIRECTED BY GND MARSHALLER, ACFT HIT CART WHICH WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF ITS DESIGNATED AREA.
Narrative: AFTER UNEVENTFUL FAR 121 CARRIER FLT FROM MKE TO IAH, ACFT TAXIED INTO TERMINAL AREA FOR PARKING. SAW 2 GND PERSONNEL WITH WANDS GO TO STATIONS FOR FINAL PARKING. PARKING INTO GATE AREA REQUIRES 45 DEG ANGLE IN, THEN R TURN TO ALIGN ACFT WITH FINAL PARKING LINE. EQUIP AND BAGGAGE CARTS APPEARED CLR AS INITIAL PARKING OCCURRED. FO CALLED OUT 'STOP,' AND THOUGH ACFT BROUGHT TO IMMEDIATE STOP, CONTACT HAD BEEN MADE WITH PORTABLE FUELING CART WITH THE OUTBOARD #2 ENG SHELL. PORTABLE FUELING CART WAS OUTSIDE A PAINTED, DESIGNATED PARKING SPOT. ACFT AFTER DEPLANING WAS REMOVED FROM SVC TO ASSESS DAMAGE.
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.