A319 hits jetway during parking causing engine damage.

Attributes
ACN	470190
Time
Date	200004
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground other : parking
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : commercial technician : fcc
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 84 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 84
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended or assigned course
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

I taxied the air carrier A319 flight towards the gate after landing at rdu. The parking ramp was clear, and the jetway appeared to be behind the red painted safety zone. A marshaller gave appropriate wand signals aligning my aircraft with the lead-in line, and I turned the taxi light off giving the marshaller control/responsibility for guidance of the aircraft into parking. The marshaller gave standard signals for alignment, slowing and stopping. I stopped the aircraft at his signal and set the parking brake. I felt that the aircraft stopped just a bit abruptly for the pressure I had exerted on the brake pedals. My first officer left the flight deck to perform a walkaround preflight inspection for our next flight, but he returned within 1 min to advise me that the jetway had impacted the #1 engine cowl putting a gash (approximately 2 inches by 8 inches) in the cowl. The jetway had in fact been out of position for an A319 (too low? Wrong place within red safety zone?), and the marshaller evidently did not see it as he marshaled my aircraft into parking. The #1 engine cowl struck the jetway just before the marshaller gave the stop signal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 HITS JETWAY DURING PARKING CAUSING ENG DAMAGE.

Narrative: I TAXIED THE ACR A319 FLT TOWARDS THE GATE AFTER LNDG AT RDU. THE PARKING RAMP WAS CLR, AND THE JETWAY APPEARED TO BE BEHIND THE RED PAINTED SAFETY ZONE. A MARSHALLER GAVE APPROPRIATE WAND SIGNALS ALIGNING MY ACFT WITH THE LEAD-IN LINE, AND I TURNED THE TAXI LIGHT OFF GIVING THE MARSHALLER CTL/RESPONSIBILITY FOR GUIDANCE OF THE ACFT INTO PARKING. THE MARSHALLER GAVE STANDARD SIGNALS FOR ALIGNMENT, SLOWING AND STOPPING. I STOPPED THE ACFT AT HIS SIGNAL AND SET THE PARKING BRAKE. I FELT THAT THE ACFT STOPPED JUST A BIT ABRUPTLY FOR THE PRESSURE I HAD EXERTED ON THE BRAKE PEDALS. MY FO LEFT THE FLT DECK TO PERFORM A WALKAROUND PREFLT INSPECTION FOR OUR NEXT FLT, BUT HE RETURNED WITHIN 1 MIN TO ADVISE ME THAT THE JETWAY HAD IMPACTED THE #1 ENG COWL PUTTING A GASH (APPROX 2 INCHES BY 8 INCHES) IN THE COWL. THE JETWAY HAD IN FACT BEEN OUT OF POS FOR AN A319 (TOO LOW? WRONG PLACE WITHIN RED SAFETY ZONE?), AND THE MARSHALLER EVIDENTLY DID NOT SEE IT AS HE MARSHALED MY ACFT INTO PARKING. THE #1 ENG COWL STRUCK THE JETWAY JUST BEFORE THE MARSHALLER GAVE THE STOP SIGNAL.

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.