A wbd commercial aircraft while taxiing to the gate struck a taxiway light incurring damage to a mai...

Attributes
ACN	377660
Time
Date	199708
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lgw
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 162 flight time total : 18287 flight time type : 162
ASRS Report	377660
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flight # xx arrived at the gate, and unloaded passenger. An air carrier mechanic came to cockpit and asked if 'the crew noticed whether they hit anything taxiing into the gate?' captain replied 'no.' mechanic stated that the 'right tire was cut and there was a notch missing.' captain, copilot and relief pilot looked at the right, front outside tire where the notch was observed as stated by the mechanic. Observation of the tire showed no grass or mud. There was a light covering of dust but otherwise the tire was clean. All 3 crew stated that they did not feel or see anything unusual during the taxi. All 3 crew were in the cockpit during taxi. Mechanic then stated he would be calling the gatwick airport authority/authorized to check the taxiway for anything unusual. Crew left for crew rest at abc, england. About 3 hours later at about XY00 pm london time, captain got a call from air carrier station manager stating 'air carrier xx had run over a taxiway light and the gatwick airport authority/authorized would be charging air carrier for the taxi light.' she asked the captain what he knew about it and the captain replied that at 'no time did the aircraft leave the taxiway.' other cockpit crew confirmed this.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A WBD COMMERCIAL ACFT WHILE TAXIING TO THE GATE STRUCK A TXWY LIGHT INCURRING DAMAGE TO A MAIN TIRE.

Narrative: FLT # XX ARRIVED AT THE GATE, AND UNLOADED PAX. AN ACR MECH CAME TO COCKPIT AND ASKED IF 'THE CREW NOTICED WHETHER THEY HIT ANYTHING TAXIING INTO THE GATE?' CAPT REPLIED 'NO.' MECH STATED THAT THE 'R TIRE WAS CUT AND THERE WAS A NOTCH MISSING.' CAPT, COPLT AND RELIEF PLT LOOKED AT THE R, FRONT OUTSIDE TIRE WHERE THE NOTCH WAS OBSERVED AS STATED BY THE MECH. OBSERVATION OF THE TIRE SHOWED NO GRASS OR MUD. THERE WAS A LIGHT COVERING OF DUST BUT OTHERWISE THE TIRE WAS CLEAN. ALL 3 CREW STATED THAT THEY DID NOT FEEL OR SEE ANYTHING UNUSUAL DURING THE TAXI. ALL 3 CREW WERE IN THE COCKPIT DURING TAXI. MECH THEN STATED HE WOULD BE CALLING THE GATWICK ARPT AUTH TO CHK THE TXWY FOR ANYTHING UNUSUAL. CREW LEFT FOR CREW REST AT ABC, ENGLAND. ABOUT 3 HRS LATER AT ABOUT XY00 PM LONDON TIME, CAPT GOT A CALL FROM ACR STATION MGR STATING 'ACR XX HAD RUN OVER A TXWY LIGHT AND THE GATWICK ARPT AUTH WOULD BE CHARGING ACR FOR THE TAXI LIGHT.' SHE ASKED THE CAPT WHAT HE KNEW ABOUT IT AND THE CAPT REPLIED THAT AT 'NO TIME DID THE ACFT LEAVE THE TXWY.' OTHER COCKPIT CREW CONFIRMED THIS.

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.

A wbd commercial aircraft while taxiing to the gate struck a taxiway light incurring damage to a main tire.