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A B737-800 while being guided off a parking spot struck an adjacent parked aircraft incurring wingtip damage to both aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 465300 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200002 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 465.00 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| ASRS Report | 465301 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : briefing contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : training performance deficiency : unqualified personnel |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I punched in at XA30. At XT00 I was instructed to taxi aircraft xyz to the gate. Mechanic wzzz was assigned to ride radio seat. Crew chief ywwy and mechanic xzxx gave the clear to start engine signal. After engine start I noticed that crew chief ywwy was no longer in front with xzxx. At that time I believed that ywwy went to wing walk the left wing. Xzxx gave the clear to taxi signal and I proceeded forward on his command. Xzxx then signaled for me to turn right which I did. It was at that time I asked wzzz to look out and watch the right wingtip. He stated that it was getting close. I could not see my left wingtip anymore and became uneasy with the situation. I looked back forward to xzxx and he was still signaling me to turn right. I was not comfortable with the situation and I stopped the aircraft at that time. At that time xzxx approached the aircraft and I asked him how close we were to the B737 on my left (aircraft XXX) and he then stated he believed that we hit the wingtip.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-800 WHILE BEING GUIDED OFF A PARKING SPOT STRUCK AN ADJACENT PARKED ACFT INCURRING WINGTIP DAMAGE TO BOTH ACFT.
Narrative: I PUNCHED IN AT XA30. AT XT00 I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI ACFT XYZ TO THE GATE. MECH WZZZ WAS ASSIGNED TO RIDE RADIO SEAT. CREW CHIEF YWWY AND MECH XZXX GAVE THE CLR TO START ENG SIGNAL. AFTER ENG START I NOTICED THAT CREW CHIEF YWWY WAS NO LONGER IN FRONT WITH XZXX. AT THAT TIME I BELIEVED THAT YWWY WENT TO WING WALK THE L WING. XZXX GAVE THE CLR TO TAXI SIGNAL AND I PROCEEDED FORWARD ON HIS COMMAND. XZXX THEN SIGNALED FOR ME TO TURN R WHICH I DID. IT WAS AT THAT TIME I ASKED WZZZ TO LOOK OUT AND WATCH THE R WINGTIP. HE STATED THAT IT WAS GETTING CLOSE. I COULD NOT SEE MY L WINGTIP ANYMORE AND BECAME UNEASY WITH THE SIT. I LOOKED BACK FORWARD TO XZXX AND HE WAS STILL SIGNALING ME TO TURN R. I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE SIT AND I STOPPED THE ACFT AT THAT TIME. AT THAT TIME XZXX APCHED THE ACFT AND I ASKED HIM HOW CLOSE WE WERE TO THE B737 ON MY L (ACFT XXX) AND HE THEN STATED HE BELIEVED THAT WE HIT THE WINGTIP.
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.