Aircraft contacts fuel truck while being guided to parking spot.

Attributes
ACN	435348
Time
Date	199904
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : abe.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cle.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
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 : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	435348
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle
Independent Detector	other other : 4
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Taxiing in to gate at abe, a fuel truck was parked beside a jet on next gate. We slowed and waited for a wing walker. The wing walker gave us a thumbs up. I then followed the marshaller on the centerline in to the gate, and set the brakes. The wing walker ran up to the marshaller showing him the stop signal, and shortly thereafter I was called out to the jetway. Our left wingtip was on the fuel truck. We did not feel any impact. The wing walker stated that when our wing was 10 ft from the truck, she realized it wouldn't clear. She began signaling to stop, but the marshaller never saw it, and waved us in to the chocks.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT CONTACTS FUEL TRUCK WHILE BEING GUIDED TO PARKING SPOT.

Narrative: TAXIING IN TO GATE AT ABE, A FUEL TRUCK WAS PARKED BESIDE A JET ON NEXT GATE. WE SLOWED AND WAITED FOR A WING WALKER. THE WING WALKER GAVE US A THUMBS UP. I THEN FOLLOWED THE MARSHALLER ON THE CTRLINE IN TO THE GATE, AND SET THE BRAKES. THE WING WALKER RAN UP TO THE MARSHALLER SHOWING HIM THE STOP SIGNAL, AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER I WAS CALLED OUT TO THE JETWAY. OUR L WINGTIP WAS ON THE FUEL TRUCK. WE DID NOT FEEL ANY IMPACT. THE WING WALKER STATED THAT WHEN OUR WING WAS 10 FT FROM THE TRUCK, SHE REALIZED IT WOULDN'T CLR. SHE BEGAN SIGNALING TO STOP, BUT THE MARSHALLER NEVER SAW IT, AND WAVED US IN TO THE CHOCKS.

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.