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Attributes | |
ACN | 490011 |
Time | |
Date | 200010 |
Day | Thu |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
State Reference | US |
Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : tist.tower |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
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 : second officer |
Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5610 flight time type : 368 |
ASRS Report | 490011 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
Consequence | other other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Aircraft Airport Company |
Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
During taxi to gate zy at ZZZ, the right wingtip either hit or was hit by a ground service truck. We were within approximately 30 ft of the jetway when the incident happened. Prior to entering the parking area the flight crew received a green light, indicating safe to enter, as well as 2 wing walkers. The first officer stated vehicles were behind the safe line as well as a 'thumbs up' from wing walkers. It is not clear at this point whether the truck was in motion or not. The captain was on the centerline at all times and the speed was zero. Prior to the actual incident the forward marshaller did give a stop signal and the captain immediately set the brake, after which we experienced a slight bump. It seemed like something hit us. There was nothing abnormal with the parking area entrance procedure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727 BEING GUIDED ON TO A GATE BY A GUIDE MAN AND 2 WING WALKERS STRUCK OR WAS STRUCK BY A SVC VEHICLE INCURRING R WINGTIP DAMAGE.
Narrative: DURING TAXI TO GATE ZY AT ZZZ, THE R WINGTIP EITHER HIT OR WAS HIT BY A GND SVC TRUCK. WE WERE WITHIN APPROX 30 FT OF THE JETWAY WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. PRIOR TO ENTERING THE PARKING AREA THE FLC RECEIVED A GREEN LIGHT, INDICATING SAFE TO ENTER, AS WELL AS 2 WING WALKERS. THE FO STATED VEHICLES WERE BEHIND THE SAFE LINE AS WELL AS A 'THUMBS UP' FROM WING WALKERS. IT IS NOT CLR AT THIS POINT WHETHER THE TRUCK WAS IN MOTION OR NOT. THE CAPT WAS ON THE CTRLINE AT ALL TIMES AND THE SPD WAS ZERO. PRIOR TO THE ACTUAL INCIDENT THE FORWARD MARSHALLER DID GIVE A STOP SIGNAL AND THE CAPT IMMEDIATELY SET THE BRAKE, AFTER WHICH WE EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT BUMP. IT SEEMED LIKE SOMETHING HIT US. THERE WAS NOTHING ABNORMAL WITH THE PARKING AREA ENTRANCE PROC.
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.