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A B737-500, while being guided onto the gate, struck a parked catering truck incurring damage to the left wingtip and light assembly.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 364445 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : iah |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pdk |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-500 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| 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 : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 24000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 364445 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 364444 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was being guided in by our ground personnel into gate xx at AX00 pm. It was night, guide-in man was guiding us into parking spot when the left wingtip struck one of our catering trucks. It broke the navigation lights and cover. Wing man should have told the lead-in man to stop me. Supplemental information from acn 364444: I had watched right side of aircraft while captain followed guide man. Nearing jetway, we felt 2 bumps and thought aircraft had run over chocks. Left wing had struck catering truck. Front guide man was still directing aircraft forward.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-500, WHILE BEING GUIDED ONTO THE GATE, STRUCK A PARKED CATERING TRUCK INCURRING DAMAGE TO THE L WINGTIP AND LIGHT ASSEMBLY.
Narrative: I WAS BEING GUIDED IN BY OUR GND PERSONNEL INTO GATE XX AT AX00 PM. IT WAS NIGHT, GUIDE-IN MAN WAS GUIDING US INTO PARKING SPOT WHEN THE L WINGTIP STRUCK ONE OF OUR CATERING TRUCKS. IT BROKE THE NAV LIGHTS AND COVER. WING MAN SHOULD HAVE TOLD THE LEAD-IN MAN TO STOP ME. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 364444: I HAD WATCHED R SIDE OF ACFT WHILE CAPT FOLLOWED GUIDE MAN. NEARING JETWAY, WE FELT 2 BUMPS AND THOUGHT ACFT HAD RUN OVER CHOCKS. L WING HAD STRUCK CATERING TRUCK. FRONT GUIDE MAN WAS STILL DIRECTING ACFT FORWARD.
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.