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An MD88, while taxiing, struck a maintenance ladder parked in a storage area incurring damage to the left wing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 451323 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199910 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cvg.airport |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cvg.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-88 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : 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 : 9500 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 451323 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company Airport |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
Narrative:
During taxi in at cvg, the left wing of the aircraft struck an air carrier maintenance ladder. Captain was taxiing on centerline of a mandatory taxi line when incident occurred. The ladder was stored behind the double yellow line on the edge of the taxiway. The storage area is not properly located and should be relocated to ensure future safe operations.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD88, WHILE TAXIING, STRUCK A MAINT LADDER PARKED IN A STORAGE AREA INCURRING DAMAGE TO THE L WING.
Narrative: DURING TAXI IN AT CVG, THE L WING OF THE ACFT STRUCK AN ACR MAINT LADDER. CAPT WAS TAXIING ON CTRLINE OF A MANDATORY TAXI LINE WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE LADDER WAS STORED BEHIND THE DOUBLE YELLOW LINE ON THE EDGE OF THE TXWY. THE STORAGE AREA IS NOT PROPERLY LOCATED AND SHOULD BE RELOCATED TO ENSURE FUTURE SAFE OPS.
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.