Narrative:

Aircraft taxied in belt loader while following marshaller's instruction. Belt loader was parked on correct side of safety line. However, there were 2 other faded safety lines. Obviously, one of the other lines was the correct line. All 3 lines were painted yellow and were faded. The company had not given any instruction to their pilots about the possibility of there being more than 1 safety line. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that the company repainted the appropriate ramp lines the next day after this incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF AN LGT STRUCK A BELT BAGGAGE LOADER WITH THE ACFT ENG POD DURING PARKING.

Narrative: ACFT TAXIED IN BELT LOADER WHILE FOLLOWING MARSHALLER'S INSTRUCTION. BELT LOADER WAS PARKED ON CORRECT SIDE OF SAFETY LINE. HOWEVER, THERE WERE 2 OTHER FADED SAFETY LINES. OBVIOUSLY, ONE OF THE OTHER LINES WAS THE CORRECT LINE. ALL 3 LINES WERE PAINTED YELLOW AND WERE FADED. THE COMPANY HAD NOT GIVEN ANY INSTRUCTION TO THEIR PLTS ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THERE BEING MORE THAN 1 SAFETY LINE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT THE COMPANY REPAINTED THE APPROPRIATE RAMP LINES THE NEXT DAY AFTER THIS INCIDENT.

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.