B727 wingtip hits jetway under guideman control at fca.

Attributes
ACN	407420
Time
Date	199807
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fca
State Reference	MT
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	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	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 : 6000 flight time type : 550
ASRS Report	407420
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical 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:

Upon taxiing out from the gate at kalispell, the left wing contacted the jetway, causing cancellation of the flight. The ramp agents had problems with the jetway, which had only been operational for 4 days. They maneuvered the jetway to a point they felt was cleared enough to taxi the airplane out, but the wing did not clear it (by 1 ft) and caused damage to both the wing and jetway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B727 WINGTIP HITS JETWAY UNDER GUIDEMAN CTL AT FCA.

Narrative: UPON TAXIING OUT FROM THE GATE AT KALISPELL, THE L WING CONTACTED THE JETWAY, CAUSING CANCELLATION OF THE FLT. THE RAMP AGENTS HAD PROBS WITH THE JETWAY, WHICH HAD ONLY BEEN OPERATIONAL FOR 4 DAYS. THEY MANEUVERED THE JETWAY TO A POINT THEY FELT WAS CLRED ENOUGH TO TAXI THE AIRPLANE OUT, BUT THE WING DID NOT CLR IT (BY 1 FT) AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO BOTH THE WING AND JETWAY.

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.