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An air carrier freighter pilot complains about his air carrier's parking and taxi procedures at ewr. The reporter has asked his air carrier for help.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 336586 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| 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 | MD-11 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Caravan 1 208A |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 11200 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 336586 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
Aircraft was pushed from gate a into taxi lane 1 and stopped so nosewheel was approximately abeam centerline marking for gate B. Air carrier ramp tower cleared my aircraft to taxi via taxi lane Y to taxi lane Z, then taxi lane 3. Observed company C208 parked in vicinity of spot X. However, aircraft was parked completely over the Y taxi lane foul line into taxi lane Y. Called air carrier ramp tower and reported condition. C208 pilot on same frequency reported that 'this is where they normally park me.' could not taxi past him due to inadequate wingtip clearance. Observations: foul lines have a very specific purpose. Routine violation appears to be recurring on this ramp. Submitted safety report to air carrier flight safety -- awaiting response. Comments: safety consciousness on ewr air carrier ramp needs immediate attention. Numerous small oversights (and not so small) have potential for accident/incident injury.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR FREIGHTER PLT COMPLAINS ABOUT HIS ACR'S PARKING AND TAXI PROCS AT EWR. THE RPTR HAS ASKED HIS ACR FOR HELP.
Narrative: ACFT WAS PUSHED FROM GATE A INTO TAXI LANE 1 AND STOPPED SO NOSEWHEEL WAS APPROX ABEAM CTRLINE MARKING FOR GATE B. ACR RAMP TWR CLRED MY ACFT TO TAXI VIA TAXI LANE Y TO TAXI LANE Z, THEN TAXI LANE 3. OBSERVED COMPANY C208 PARKED IN VICINITY OF SPOT X. HOWEVER, ACFT WAS PARKED COMPLETELY OVER THE Y TAXI LANE FOUL LINE INTO TAXI LANE Y. CALLED ACR RAMP TWR AND RPTED CONDITION. C208 PLT ON SAME FREQ RPTED THAT 'THIS IS WHERE THEY NORMALLY PARK ME.' COULD NOT TAXI PAST HIM DUE TO INADEQUATE WINGTIP CLRNC. OBSERVATIONS: FOUL LINES HAVE A VERY SPECIFIC PURPOSE. ROUTINE VIOLATION APPEARS TO BE RECURRING ON THIS RAMP. SUBMITTED SAFETY RPT TO ACR FLT SAFETY -- AWAITING RESPONSE. COMMENTS: SAFETY CONSCIOUSNESS ON EWR ACR RAMP NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTN. NUMEROUS SMALL OVERSIGHTS (AND NOT SO SMALL) HAVE POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENT/INCIDENT INJURY.
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.