MD11. Gate was set up for a B777 versus an MD11 aircraft at dfw.

Attributes
ACN	502325
Time
Date	200102
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Weather Elements	Rain other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground other : parking at gate
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	502325
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	502500
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Airport Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Assigned gate ab on change-over. Transitioned to ramp from taxiway K at spot xy. Turn-in lined us up for gate AC. Wet ramp obscured ab lead-in line. Lead-in panels went from green to red to green to red then to steady green. Jetbridge wing walkers appeared to be properly positioned for arrival. Distraction by vehicular ground traffic (baggage cart) approaching from the left, which appeared to want to cut in front of us at about the time we should have seen ramp marking spot gate AC, taxi light was momentarily illuminated and traffic held for our arrival. Continued to parking. Jut prior to stop, realized that the illuminated lead-in panels (stop panels) were for B777 gate AC. The DC10/MD11 panels were not illuminated. Tried to locate gate crew after clearing customs and was told they had returned to gate ad.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD11. GATE WAS SET UP FOR A B777 VERSUS AN MD11 ACFT AT DFW.

Narrative: ASSIGNED GATE AB ON CHANGE-OVER. TRANSITIONED TO RAMP FROM TXWY K AT SPOT XY. TURN-IN LINED US UP FOR GATE AC. WET RAMP OBSCURED AB LEAD-IN LINE. LEAD-IN PANELS WENT FROM GREEN TO RED TO GREEN TO RED THEN TO STEADY GREEN. JETBRIDGE WING WALKERS APPEARED TO BE PROPERLY POSITIONED FOR ARR. DISTR BY VEHICULAR GND TFC (BAGGAGE CART) APCHING FROM THE L, WHICH APPEARED TO WANT TO CUT IN FRONT OF US AT ABOUT THE TIME WE SHOULD HAVE SEEN RAMP MARKING SPOT GATE AC, TAXI LIGHT WAS MOMENTARILY ILLUMINATED AND TFC HELD FOR OUR ARR. CONTINUED TO PARKING. JUT PRIOR TO STOP, REALIZED THAT THE ILLUMINATED LEAD-IN PANELS (STOP PANELS) WERE FOR B777 GATE AC. THE DC10/MD11 PANELS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. TRIED TO LOCATE GATE CREW AFTER CLRING CUSTOMS AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD RETURNED TO GATE AD.

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.