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Flight crew of DC9-30 required to move aircraft from one gate to another with the aid of marshallers and wing walkers is told that the navigation light lens was damaged when it hit the jetway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 380133 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dlh |
| State Reference | MN |
| 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 | DC-9 30 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 380133 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Crew arrived at dlh airport. Mechanic/agent informed captain that aircraft would have to be repositioned from gate X to gate Y. Agent told captain aircraft would have to make a right turn out as dlh has no ground tugs. Crew accomplished all checklists and procedures in accordance with SOP. After receiving all clear signal from ground marshaller and wing walker, captain proceeded to make a right turnout. Upon engine shutdown, marshaller informed captain that the left wingtip navigation light lens cover touched the flex portion of the jetway. The lens cover was cracked and had to be replaced. All appropriate company supervisors were notified. Later, the marshaller informed captain that the morning sun blinded him, he could not see properly and therefore he could not clear the area. He stated (marshaller) that he should have given the crew the stop signal but failed to do so. The crew was unaware that the lens cover was cracked. Maintenance replaced lens cover in accordance with all procedures.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF DC9-30 REQUIRED TO MOVE ACFT FROM ONE GATE TO ANOTHER WITH THE AID OF MARSHALLERS AND WING WALKERS IS TOLD THAT THE NAV LIGHT LENS WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT HIT THE JETWAY.
Narrative: CREW ARRIVED AT DLH ARPT. MECH/AGENT INFORMED CAPT THAT ACFT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPOSITIONED FROM GATE X TO GATE Y. AGENT TOLD CAPT ACFT WOULD HAVE TO MAKE A R TURN OUT AS DLH HAS NO GND TUGS. CREW ACCOMPLISHED ALL CHKLISTS AND PROCS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SOP. AFTER RECEIVING ALL CLR SIGNAL FROM GND MARSHALLER AND WING WALKER, CAPT PROCEEDED TO MAKE A R TURNOUT. UPON ENG SHUTDOWN, MARSHALLER INFORMED CAPT THAT THE L WINGTIP NAV LIGHT LENS COVER TOUCHED THE FLEX PORTION OF THE JETWAY. THE LENS COVER WAS CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALL APPROPRIATE COMPANY SUPVRS WERE NOTIFIED. LATER, THE MARSHALLER INFORMED CAPT THAT THE MORNING SUN BLINDED HIM, HE COULD NOT SEE PROPERLY AND THEREFORE HE COULD NOT CLR THE AREA. HE STATED (MARSHALLER) THAT HE SHOULD HAVE GIVEN THE CREW THE STOP SIGNAL BUT FAILED TO DO SO. THE CREW WAS UNAWARE THAT THE LENS COVER WAS CRACKED. MAINT REPLACED LENS COVER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL PROCS.
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.