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An airbus 319 hits jetbridge with the left engine nacelle during parking due to the marshaller continuing to the stop point of another type of aircraft (B757). The aircraft was grounded after inspection by maintenance due to minor damage to the engine cowling.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 431467 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phx.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 80 |
| ASRS Report | 431467 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 431466 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
While on the ramp and taxiing in to gate (another carrier's), the guideman directed us to continue ahead and made the mistake of directing beyond the stop point. I had slowed the aircraft to a crawl but we struck the jetbridge with our left engine. Damage was minimal, but enough to down the aircraft for repairs. Upon inspection of the ramp area, I noted that the stop line for airbus was not painted and I believe the guideman was directing me to a B757 hold spot. Had there been a wing walker on the side of the jetbridge, the incident would not have occurred or had there been a proper hold spot for an airbus 319 model.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRBUS 319 HITS JETBRIDGE WITH THE L ENG NACELLE DURING PARKING DUE TO THE MARSHALLER CONTINUING TO THE STOP POINT OF ANOTHER TYPE OF ACFT (B757). THE ACFT WAS GNDED AFTER INSPECTION BY MAINT DUE TO MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ENG COWLING.
Narrative: WHILE ON THE RAMP AND TAXIING IN TO GATE (ANOTHER CARRIER'S), THE GUIDEMAN DIRECTED US TO CONTINUE AHEAD AND MADE THE MISTAKE OF DIRECTING BEYOND THE STOP POINT. I HAD SLOWED THE ACFT TO A CRAWL BUT WE STRUCK THE JETBRIDGE WITH OUR L ENG. DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL, BUT ENOUGH TO DOWN THE ACFT FOR REPAIRS. UPON INSPECTION OF THE RAMP AREA, I NOTED THAT THE STOP LINE FOR AIRBUS WAS NOT PAINTED AND I BELIEVE THE GUIDEMAN WAS DIRECTING ME TO A B757 HOLD SPOT. HAD THERE BEEN A WING WALKER ON THE SIDE OF THE JETBRIDGE, THE INCIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED OR HAD THERE BEEN A PROPER HOLD SPOT FOR AN AIRBUS 319 MODEL.
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.