B767 crew blew a passenger stand into an aircraft at another gate.

Attributes
ACN	475284
Time
Date	200006
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : evv.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	475284
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 4
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We landed on runway 25L, tower cleared us across runway 25R, ground cleared us on taxiway B to C6 for our gate. Ramp cleared us into the ramp. I added power once we rounded the corner from taxiway B to C6, so as to have the speed to make the incline up into the alley to our gate. As our gate came into view, we saw that we had no guideman. I started applying brakes and my first officer called ramp and asked for a guideman at gate. We came to a stop on the centerline about 15 ft past the lead-in line for the gate. We only had to wait a minute or so before a guideman appeared and started waving us in. I released the brakes and added a little power to the right engine. We began moving ahead so I started my turn into the gate. As we started the turn I pulled the power back to idle. Neither I or my first officer felt that I had had to add much power (we were light -- 283000 pounds). But apparently we blew an airstair into a B737 on the adjoining gates and it punctured the skin. Maintenance came over to talk to us and said that this was the second time today that this happened at this gate. This problem could be resolved by making this a tow in gate or at the least make it a tow in gate if an aircraft has to come to a full stop in the alley, for any reason. Had our guideman been in place we would have taxied in without having to add power at all.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 CREW BLEW A PAX STAND INTO AN ACFT AT ANOTHER GATE.

Narrative: WE LANDED ON RWY 25L, TWR CLRED US ACROSS RWY 25R, GND CLRED US ON TXWY B TO C6 FOR OUR GATE. RAMP CLRED US INTO THE RAMP. I ADDED PWR ONCE WE ROUNDED THE CORNER FROM TXWY B TO C6, SO AS TO HAVE THE SPD TO MAKE THE INCLINE UP INTO THE ALLEY TO OUR GATE. AS OUR GATE CAME INTO VIEW, WE SAW THAT WE HAD NO GUIDEMAN. I STARTED APPLYING BRAKES AND MY FO CALLED RAMP AND ASKED FOR A GUIDEMAN AT GATE. WE CAME TO A STOP ON THE CTRLINE ABOUT 15 FT PAST THE LEAD-IN LINE FOR THE GATE. WE ONLY HAD TO WAIT A MINUTE OR SO BEFORE A GUIDEMAN APPEARED AND STARTED WAVING US IN. I RELEASED THE BRAKES AND ADDED A LITTLE PWR TO THE R ENG. WE BEGAN MOVING AHEAD SO I STARTED MY TURN INTO THE GATE. AS WE STARTED THE TURN I PULLED THE PWR BACK TO IDLE. NEITHER I OR MY FO FELT THAT I HAD HAD TO ADD MUCH PWR (WE WERE LIGHT -- 283000 LBS). BUT APPARENTLY WE BLEW AN AIRSTAIR INTO A B737 ON THE ADJOINING GATES AND IT PUNCTURED THE SKIN. MAINT CAME OVER TO TALK TO US AND SAID THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME TODAY THAT THIS HAPPENED AT THIS GATE. THIS PROB COULD BE RESOLVED BY MAKING THIS A TOW IN GATE OR AT THE LEAST MAKE IT A TOW IN GATE IF AN ACFT HAS TO COME TO A FULL STOP IN THE ALLEY, FOR ANY REASON. HAD OUR GUIDEMAN BEEN IN PLACE WE WOULD HAVE TAXIED IN WITHOUT HAVING TO ADD PWR AT ALL.

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.