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B727-200 PIC report on the failure of ramp controllers to follow company mandated procedures in aircraft parking procedures at the ramp in pdx, or.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 512140 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200105 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pdx.airport |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 1489 |
| ASRS Report | 512140 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Assigned gate. Approached gate to find 1 guideman. Stopped and called operations about the dogleg gate. They informed us that it did not qualify as a dogleg gate, and hence did not require 2 guidemen. As I was not sure of the definition of dogleg gate, we accepted guidance and parked with 1 guideman moving over to the initial lead-in line. Upon parking, read the fom and found that the gate is, in fact, a dogleg gate and does requires 2 guidemen. I asked the mechanic who said that they don't have the staffing and it is no big deal as everyone accepts the single guideman.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727-200 PIC RPT ON THE FAILURE OF RAMP CTLRS TO FOLLOW COMPANY MANDATED PROCS IN ACFT PARKING PROCS AT THE RAMP IN PDX, OR.
Narrative: ASSIGNED GATE. APCHED GATE TO FIND 1 GUIDEMAN. STOPPED AND CALLED OPS ABOUT THE DOGLEG GATE. THEY INFORMED US THAT IT DID NOT QUALIFY AS A DOGLEG GATE, AND HENCE DID NOT REQUIRE 2 GUIDEMEN. AS I WAS NOT SURE OF THE DEFINITION OF DOGLEG GATE, WE ACCEPTED GUIDANCE AND PARKED WITH 1 GUIDEMAN MOVING OVER TO THE INITIAL LEAD-IN LINE. UPON PARKING, READ THE FOM AND FOUND THAT THE GATE IS, IN FACT, A DOGLEG GATE AND DOES REQUIRES 2 GUIDEMEN. I ASKED THE MECH WHO SAID THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE STAFFING AND IT IS NO BIG DEAL AS EVERYONE ACCEPTS THE SINGLE GUIDEMAN.
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.