A B757 taxiing on to gate was guided into and struck an out of position jetway.

Attributes
ACN	361290
Time
Date	199702
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5325 flight time type : 550
ASRS Report	361290
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 135 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 135
ASRS Report	361027
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : unable
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The aircraft was approaching the gate area, a guide man with lighted wands was idented at the end of the lead-in line. We cleared the area visually before proceeding to follow the guideman's instructions. We then followed the guideman's instructions till he gave us the stop signal. After stopping the aircraft and completing the parking checklist, it was found that the aircraft's engine cowl came in contact with the jetway. It created a gash approximately 5 inches in length on the top of the engine's cowl. Upon discussion with the ground service personnel, it was discovered that the jetway was svced for maintenance earlier that day and was not properly repositioned when maintenance was completed. The jetway was positioned approximately 3-4 ft beyond (extended) the safety zone. The guideman was responsible for the safety area to ensure the gate and ramp area was clear.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 TAXIING ON TO GATE WAS GUIDED INTO AND STRUCK AN OUT OF POS JETWAY.

Narrative: THE ACFT WAS APCHING THE GATE AREA, A GUIDE MAN WITH LIGHTED WANDS WAS IDENTED AT THE END OF THE LEAD-IN LINE. WE CLRED THE AREA VISUALLY BEFORE PROCEEDING TO FOLLOW THE GUIDEMAN'S INSTRUCTIONS. WE THEN FOLLOWED THE GUIDEMAN'S INSTRUCTIONS TILL HE GAVE US THE STOP SIGNAL. AFTER STOPPING THE ACFT AND COMPLETING THE PARKING CHKLIST, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ACFT'S ENG COWL CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE JETWAY. IT CREATED A GASH APPROX 5 INCHES IN LENGTH ON THE TOP OF THE ENG'S COWL. UPON DISCUSSION WITH THE GND SVC PERSONNEL, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE JETWAY WAS SVCED FOR MAINT EARLIER THAT DAY AND WAS NOT PROPERLY REPOSITIONED WHEN MAINT WAS COMPLETED. THE JETWAY WAS POSITIONED APPROX 3-4 FT BEYOND (EXTENDED) THE SAFETY ZONE. THE GUIDEMAN WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY AREA TO ENSURE THE GATE AND RAMP AREA WAS CLR.

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.