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A commercial fixed wing medium large transport aircraft being guided into a poorly lighted gate struck an improperly parked air- conditioning truck incurring damage to #1 engine inlet cowl.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 427047 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fsd |
| State Reference | SD |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 427047 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During final phase of taxi into gate area, under marshaller's guidance, #1 engine brushed an air- conditioning/heater cart that had been parked incorrectly. Cart was hidden from view by stationary jetway shadow. The ramp lighting combined with the stationary jetway were 2 contributing factors. Once under guidance, I did not look to the left of the airplane. When taxiing in, I was looking for the marshaller, so did not see the air-conditioning cart which was parked in the shadow of the jetway. The marshaller did not clear the ramp area properly and he could not see the area behind the jetway, also the cart was painted gray, which contributed to its stealth. Aircraft damage was minor, the #1 engine cowl sustained a dent approximately 5 inches by 2 inches. Aircraft was ferried to maintenance station, returned to service the next day.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A COMMERCIAL FIXED WING MLG ACFT BEING GUIDED INTO A POORLY LIGHTED GATE STRUCK AN IMPROPERLY PARKED AIR- CONDITIONING TRUCK INCURRING DAMAGE TO #1 ENG INLET COWL.
Narrative: DURING FINAL PHASE OF TAXI INTO GATE AREA, UNDER MARSHALLER'S GUIDANCE, #1 ENG BRUSHED AN AIR- CONDITIONING/HEATER CART THAT HAD BEEN PARKED INCORRECTLY. CART WAS HIDDEN FROM VIEW BY STATIONARY JETWAY SHADOW. THE RAMP LIGHTING COMBINED WITH THE STATIONARY JETWAY WERE 2 CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. ONCE UNDER GUIDANCE, I DID NOT LOOK TO THE L OF THE AIRPLANE. WHEN TAXIING IN, I WAS LOOKING FOR THE MARSHALLER, SO DID NOT SEE THE AIR-CONDITIONING CART WHICH WAS PARKED IN THE SHADOW OF THE JETWAY. THE MARSHALLER DID NOT CLR THE RAMP AREA PROPERLY AND HE COULD NOT SEE THE AREA BEHIND THE JETWAY, ALSO THE CART WAS PAINTED GRAY, WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO ITS STEALTH. ACFT DAMAGE WAS MINOR, THE #1 ENG COWL SUSTAINED A DENT APPROX 5 INCHES BY 2 INCHES. ACFT WAS FERRIED TO MAINT STATION, RETURNED TO SVC THE NEXT DAY.
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.