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B727 freighter contacts a parked van with left leading edge wing during ramp operation ramp departure procedure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 359156 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cvg |
| State Reference | OH |
| 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 | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 359156 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 0 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Per operating manual instructions, I was taxiing on #1, #2, and #3 engines from parking spot. I was following the marshaller's directions when the left outboard leading edge device came into contact with what I later learned was an unlighted van parked on the ramp. I had previously stopped my taxi due to concerns about the right wing clearance. Wing walkers were added for both wings. The right wing walker gave the marshaller an all clear and we continued taxiing very slowly, following the marshaller until receiving the stop signal.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 FREIGHTER CONTACTS A PARKED VAN WITH L LEADING EDGE WING DURING RAMP OP RAMP DEP PROC.
Narrative: PER OPERATING MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS, I WAS TAXIING ON #1, #2, AND #3 ENGS FROM PARKING SPOT. I WAS FOLLOWING THE MARSHALLER'S DIRECTIONS WHEN THE L OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE DEVICE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH WHAT I LATER LEARNED WAS AN UNLIGHTED VAN PARKED ON THE RAMP. I HAD PREVIOUSLY STOPPED MY TAXI DUE TO CONCERNS ABOUT THE R WING CLRNC. WING WALKERS WERE ADDED FOR BOTH WINGS. THE R WING WALKER GAVE THE MARSHALLER AN ALL CLR AND WE CONTINUED TAXIING VERY SLOWLY, FOLLOWING THE MARSHALLER UNTIL RECEIVING THE STOP SIGNAL.
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.