Air carrier flight crew hits taxiway edge lights on night taxi-in at bos.

Attributes
ACN	463582
Time
Date	200002
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos.airport
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 32
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 119
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 206 flight time total : 3146 flight time type : 1533
ASRS Report	463582
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 1100
ASRS Report	463637
Events
Anomaly	excursion : taxiway non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While I was cleared to the gate in boston via txwys north and a, I was lined up on the centerline. After I saw the taxiway a sign, I initiated a right turn to join taxiway a. After proceeding to taxiway a for a few seconds, while the first officer was making a PA announcement, he made motion with his left hand and I responded by steering to the left. At that point, I heard a faint sound and continued to proceed to the gate without incident. During the walkaround, I noticed a propeller damaged on the first officer's side. Supplemental information from acn 463637: I had my head down doing after landing duties and giving the required passenger brief (no flight attendant). I glanced up and noticed the aircraft was not on centerline and motioned to the captain with my left hand to steer left, which he proceeded to do. On postflt inspection, propeller damage was noted on 3 of 4 blades. Upon later inspection of the area, we noted several burnt out taxiway edge lights. Also, there was no curved taxiway centerline for a right turn from taxiway north to taxiway a. Perhaps poor lighting or markings contributed to this incident, but in the future, I will keep myself more in the loop while the captain is taxiing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLC HITS TXWY EDGE LIGHTS ON NIGHT TAXI-IN AT BOS.

Narrative: WHILE I WAS CLRED TO THE GATE IN BOSTON VIA TXWYS N AND A, I WAS LINED UP ON THE CTRLINE. AFTER I SAW THE TXWY A SIGN, I INITIATED A R TURN TO JOIN TXWY A. AFTER PROCEEDING TO TXWY A FOR A FEW SECONDS, WHILE THE FO WAS MAKING A PA ANNOUNCEMENT, HE MADE MOTION WITH HIS L HAND AND I RESPONDED BY STEERING TO THE L. AT THAT POINT, I HEARD A FAINT SOUND AND CONTINUED TO PROCEED TO THE GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING THE WALKAROUND, I NOTICED A PROP DAMAGED ON THE FO'S SIDE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 463637: I HAD MY HEAD DOWN DOING AFTER LNDG DUTIES AND GIVING THE REQUIRED PAX BRIEF (NO FLT ATTENDANT). I GLANCED UP AND NOTICED THE ACFT WAS NOT ON CTRLINE AND MOTIONED TO THE CAPT WITH MY L HAND TO STEER L, WHICH HE PROCEEDED TO DO. ON POSTFLT INSPECTION, PROP DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON 3 OF 4 BLADES. UPON LATER INSPECTION OF THE AREA, WE NOTED SEVERAL BURNT OUT TXWY EDGE LIGHTS. ALSO, THERE WAS NO CURVED TXWY CTRLINE FOR A R TURN FROM TXWY N TO TXWY A. PERHAPS POOR LIGHTING OR MARKINGS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS INCIDENT, BUT IN THE FUTURE, I WILL KEEP MYSELF MORE IN THE LOOP WHILE THE CAPT IS TAXIING.

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.