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B727 captain stopped aircraft at once when making a power turn out of the gate when marshal signaled to stop and at the same moment the left wingtip was felt striking the airstair vehicle.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 531528 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200112 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727 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 : 90 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 531528 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : vehicle other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Departing ramp under marshallers guidance in right turn power out. Left wingtip contacted stairs. Wingwalker failed to signal marshaller of lack of clearance. Marshaller gave emergency stop signal but strike had already occurred. Ramp was very rushed, as we were an extra flight. Safety isn't taken as seriously as I think it should be and so there isn't (in my opinion) enough training, especially since we see high turnover on many of our ramps. Several days later while arriving at this same ramp, I observed, as a jumpseater, a wingwalker with her handheld wand up to signify adequate wing clearance, while she was looking at the marshaller -- not up at the wing! Within a week a person fell off a main cargo door loader (approximately 13 ft). The turnover problem contributes to corporate short memory with safety subjects. They pay more attention backing a truck to a loading dock than to 200000 pound airplanes.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B727 CAPT STOPPED ACFT AT ONCE WHEN MAKING A PWR TURN OUT OF THE GATE WHEN MARSHAL SIGNALED TO STOP AND AT THE SAME MOMENT THE L WINGTIP WAS FELT STRIKING THE AIRSTAIR VEHICLE.
Narrative: DEPARTING RAMP UNDER MARSHALLERS GUIDANCE IN R TURN PWR OUT. L WINGTIP CONTACTED STAIRS. WINGWALKER FAILED TO SIGNAL MARSHALLER OF LACK OF CLRNC. MARSHALLER GAVE EMER STOP SIGNAL BUT STRIKE HAD ALREADY OCCURRED. RAMP WAS VERY RUSHED, AS WE WERE AN EXTRA FLT. SAFETY ISN'T TAKEN AS SERIOUSLY AS I THINK IT SHOULD BE AND SO THERE ISN'T (IN MY OPINION) ENOUGH TRAINING, ESPECIALLY SINCE WE SEE HIGH TURNOVER ON MANY OF OUR RAMPS. SEVERAL DAYS LATER WHILE ARRIVING AT THIS SAME RAMP, I OBSERVED, AS A JUMPSEATER, A WINGWALKER WITH HER HANDHELD WAND UP TO SIGNIFY ADEQUATE WING CLRNC, WHILE SHE WAS LOOKING AT THE MARSHALLER -- NOT UP AT THE WING! WITHIN A WK A PERSON FELL OFF A MAIN CARGO DOOR LOADER (APPROX 13 FT). THE TURNOVER PROB CONTRIBUTES TO CORPORATE SHORT MEMORY WITH SAFETY SUBJECTS. THEY PAY MORE ATTN BACKING A TRUCK TO A LOADING DOCK THAN TO 200000 LB AIRPLANES.
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.