FK10. When being moved by aircraft marshaller, the aircraft hit a fuel truck.

Attributes
ACN	460080
Time
Date	200001
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground other : parking
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 19500 flight time type : 6500
ASRS Report	460080
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle ground encounters other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

We arrived at the gate. We were marshalled in to the gate and given the signal to stop the aircraft. Once the aircraft was stopped, the parker then decided to move the aircraft forward to the proper F100 stop point. We had only been stopped for a few seconds before we started to move again. The parker then signaled for us to stop the aircraft once again after only moving about 3 ft. Just as the captain applied the brakes and stopped the aircraft, we felt a bump. We both discussed the possibility that maybe someone had put the chocks in front of the tire a little too early. The captain decided to do the walkaround inspection and investigate further the bump we felt. As he walked around the aircraft, he found that the fuel truck had struck the right wing causing damage. I might add as we turned in to the gate to park, the clear area had no vehicles in it. Talking to the fueler he told us that when the aircraft stopped the first tim he backed his truck up to the wing and began filling out his paperwork with his head looking down. When he noticed out of the corner of his eye that the aircraft was once again moving, he tried to move his truck but was unable to do so in such a short time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FK10. WHEN BEING MOVED BY ACFT MARSHALLER, THE ACFT HIT A FUEL TRUCK.

Narrative: WE ARRIVED AT THE GATE. WE WERE MARSHALLED IN TO THE GATE AND GIVEN THE SIGNAL TO STOP THE ACFT. ONCE THE ACFT WAS STOPPED, THE PARKER THEN DECIDED TO MOVE THE ACFT FORWARD TO THE PROPER F100 STOP POINT. WE HAD ONLY BEEN STOPPED FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE WE STARTED TO MOVE AGAIN. THE PARKER THEN SIGNALED FOR US TO STOP THE ACFT ONCE AGAIN AFTER ONLY MOVING ABOUT 3 FT. JUST AS THE CAPT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND STOPPED THE ACFT, WE FELT A BUMP. WE BOTH DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY THAT MAYBE SOMEONE HAD PUT THE CHOCKS IN FRONT OF THE TIRE A LITTLE TOO EARLY. THE CAPT DECIDED TO DO THE WALKAROUND INSPECTION AND INVESTIGATE FURTHER THE BUMP WE FELT. AS HE WALKED AROUND THE ACFT, HE FOUND THAT THE FUEL TRUCK HAD STRUCK THE R WING CAUSING DAMAGE. I MIGHT ADD AS WE TURNED IN TO THE GATE TO PARK, THE CLR AREA HAD NO VEHICLES IN IT. TALKING TO THE FUELER HE TOLD US THAT WHEN THE ACFT STOPPED THE FIRST TIM HE BACKED HIS TRUCK UP TO THE WING AND BEGAN FILLING OUT HIS PAPERWORK WITH HIS HEAD LOOKING DOWN. WHEN HE NOTICED OUT OF THE CORNER OF HIS EYE THAT THE ACFT WAS ONCE AGAIN MOVING, HE TRIED TO MOVE HIS TRUCK BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO IN SUCH A SHORT TIME.

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.