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An medium large transport commercial fixed wing aircraft struck a catering truck while being guided on to a gate incurring damage to the left wing navigation light.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 398367 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : clt |
| State Reference | NC |
| 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 | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 398367 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Upon clearance from ramp control at clt we taxied to gate xx. Per standard air carrier aircraft receipt procedures, I aligned the aircraft with the lead-in line and began to follow the marshaller's directions down the line. An air carrier catering truck was observed on the left side of aircraft. I slowed the aircraft, and from what I could see, as well as the guideman's continued forward signals, we concluded the aircraft was clear. As we stopped, the left wing navigation light came in contact with the truck.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MLG COMMERCIAL FIXED WING ACFT STRUCK A CATERING TRUCK WHILE BEING GUIDED ON TO A GATE INCURRING DAMAGE TO THE L WING NAV LIGHT.
Narrative: UPON CLRNC FROM RAMP CTL AT CLT WE TAXIED TO GATE XX. PER STANDARD ACR ACFT RECEIPT PROCS, I ALIGNED THE ACFT WITH THE LEAD-IN LINE AND BEGAN TO FOLLOW THE MARSHALLER'S DIRECTIONS DOWN THE LINE. AN ACR CATERING TRUCK WAS OBSERVED ON THE L SIDE OF ACFT. I SLOWED THE ACFT, AND FROM WHAT I COULD SEE, AS WELL AS THE GUIDEMAN'S CONTINUED FORWARD SIGNALS, WE CONCLUDED THE ACFT WAS CLR. AS WE STOPPED, THE L WING NAV LIGHT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TRUCK.
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.