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An MD80 PIC experiences a wing tip strike on a catering truck parked at the ramp during a night operation parking procedure at sea, wa.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 526856 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200110 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sea.airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 14000 |
| ASRS Report | 526856 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : company policies non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Company Airport |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
This was a nighttime taxi incident resulting in the wingtip of the aircraft striking a parked catering truck while being marshalled into a very tight parking jetway gate at seatac airport, wa. Our aircraft approached a painted lead in line under the direction of a marshaller. I noticed the truck parked behind the aircraft at the adjoining gate and directed the marshaller's attention to the potential problem. The marshaller repositioned himself for a clear view of the wingtip and the truck and motioned us to continue taxi. Satisfied that he was monitoring and maintaining clearance I proceeded very slowly fwd prepared to stop instantly if required. Impact occurred shortly afterward resulting in skin damage to the left wingtip. Later the marshaller admitted he was not familiar with this gate and that he mistakenly thought that if the aircraft was on the line it would clear all obstacles. I should not have relied on the marshaller and demanded the truck be moved.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 PIC EXPERIENCES A WING TIP STRIKE ON A CATERING TRUCK PARKED AT THE RAMP DURING A NIGHT OPERATION PARKING PROC AT SEA, WA.
Narrative: THIS WAS A NIGHTTIME TAXI INCIDENT RESULTING IN THE WINGTIP OF THE ACFT STRIKING A PARKED CATERING TRUCK WHILE BEING MARSHALLED INTO A VERY TIGHT PARKING JETWAY GATE AT SEATAC ARPT, WA. OUR ACFT APCHED A PAINTED LEAD IN LINE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A MARSHALLER. I NOTICED THE TRUCK PARKED BEHIND THE ACFT AT THE ADJOINING GATE AND DIRECTED THE MARSHALLER'S ATTENTION TO THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM. THE MARSHALLER REPOSITIONED HIMSELF FOR A CLEAR VIEW OF THE WINGTIP AND THE TRUCK AND MOTIONED US TO CONTINUE TAXI. SATISFIED THAT HE WAS MONITORING AND MAINTAINING CLRNC I PROCEEDED VERY SLOWLY FWD PREPARED TO STOP INSTANTLY IF REQUIRED. IMPACT OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTERWARD RESULTING IN SKIN DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WINGTIP. LATER THE MARSHALLER ADMITTED HE WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS GATE AND THAT HE MISTAKENLY THOUGHT THAT IF THE ACFT WAS ON THE LINE IT WOULD CLEAR ALL OBSTACLES. I SHOULD NOT HAVE RELIED ON THE MARSHALLER AND DEMANDED THE TRUCK BE MOVED.
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.