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An airbus 320 while being guided on to a gate struck an improperly parked air conditioning cart incurring damage to the left engine cowling.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 416611 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : swf airport : swe |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 416611 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 416613 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Upon landing at swf, I taxied to the gate following the lead of the lead taxi director. The taxi and approach to the final parking spot were within normal operating parameters though the gate was poorly lighted. As we slowly approached the final parking spot, the lead taxi director crossed the lighted wands, which we had raised in his hands. I immediately stopped the aircraft. There was a slight jerking motion felt in the cockpit. It was not until completing engine shutdown and parking checklist, however, that we learned the left engine of the aircraft made contact with ground equipment, a hvac cart. The ground equipment was parked over a danger area marked in red. Ground personnel attempted to remove the cart. I called out for them to stop immediately. According to ramp personnel, they were expecting the arrival of a different aircraft -- one with rear mounted engines.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS 320 WHILE BEING GUIDED ON TO A GATE STRUCK AN IMPROPERLY PARKED AIR CONDITIONING CART INCURRING DAMAGE TO THE L ENG COWLING.
Narrative: UPON LNDG AT SWF, I TAXIED TO THE GATE FOLLOWING THE LEAD OF THE LEAD TAXI DIRECTOR. THE TAXI AND APCH TO THE FINAL PARKING SPOT WERE WITHIN NORMAL OPERATING PARAMETERS THOUGH THE GATE WAS POORLY LIGHTED. AS WE SLOWLY APCHED THE FINAL PARKING SPOT, THE LEAD TAXI DIRECTOR CROSSED THE LIGHTED WANDS, WHICH WE HAD RAISED IN HIS HANDS. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE ACFT. THERE WAS A SLIGHT JERKING MOTION FELT IN THE COCKPIT. IT WAS NOT UNTIL COMPLETING ENG SHUTDOWN AND PARKING CHKLIST, HOWEVER, THAT WE LEARNED THE L ENG OF THE ACFT MADE CONTACT WITH GND EQUIP, A HVAC CART. THE GND EQUIP WAS PARKED OVER A DANGER AREA MARKED IN RED. GND PERSONNEL ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE CART. I CALLED OUT FOR THEM TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. ACCORDING TO RAMP PERSONNEL, THEY WERE EXPECTING THE ARR OF A DIFFERENT ACFT -- ONE WITH REAR MOUNTED ENGS.
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.