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An A319 makes contact with the jetway with its #1 engine when the aircraft slides forward after being parked with nose gear chocked at the gate at roc, ny.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 538125 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : roc.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : btr.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 120 |
| ASRS Report | 538125 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 537915 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Airport |
| Primary Problem | Company |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
I was first officer on the flight. Braking action on taxiway was reported as good to fair by ATIS. Experienced good braking approaching the gate. The agent gave chocks in sight and the captain confirmed and released the brakes. The aircraft remained stationary at this point. The engines were shut down and checklist run. Seconds later, noticed aircraft movement, but was unable to stop before it made contact with the gate/jetway. The captain immediately set the parking brake and ascertained damage. Causes of problem are: 1) the chocks were placed on ice and only on the nose wheels. Needed to be placed on the mains. 2) sloping ramp, which the aircraft crew was unaware of. In future operations, should request brakes to be set at all times while parked at gate. 3) captain should not have released the brakes while on sloping ramp or while any ice was present. 4) night conditions obscuring the ramp and the fact that ice may have been around the wheel/chock area. 5) fatigue -- last flight of day and was late at night. Supplemental information from acn 537915: first indicator of aircraft movement was a jolt. Damage to aircraft engine cowl.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN A319 MAKES CONTACT WITH THE JETWAY WITH ITS #1 ENG WHEN THE ACFT SLIDES FORWARD AFTER BEING PARKED WITH NOSE GEAR CHOCKED AT THE GATE AT ROC, NY.
Narrative: I WAS FO ON THE FLT. BRAKING ACTION ON TXWY WAS RPTED AS GOOD TO FAIR BY ATIS. EXPERIENCED GOOD BRAKING APCHING THE GATE. THE AGENT GAVE CHOCKS IN SIGHT AND THE CAPT CONFIRMED AND RELEASED THE BRAKES. THE ACFT REMAINED STATIONARY AT THIS POINT. THE ENGS WERE SHUT DOWN AND CHKLIST RUN. SECONDS LATER, NOTICED ACFT MOVEMENT, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE IT MADE CONTACT WITH THE GATE/JETWAY. THE CAPT IMMEDIATELY SET THE PARKING BRAKE AND ASCERTAINED DAMAGE. CAUSES OF PROB ARE: 1) THE CHOCKS WERE PLACED ON ICE AND ONLY ON THE NOSE WHEELS. NEEDED TO BE PLACED ON THE MAINS. 2) SLOPING RAMP, WHICH THE ACFT CREW WAS UNAWARE OF. IN FUTURE OPS, SHOULD REQUEST BRAKES TO BE SET AT ALL TIMES WHILE PARKED AT GATE. 3) CAPT SHOULD NOT HAVE RELEASED THE BRAKES WHILE ON SLOPING RAMP OR WHILE ANY ICE WAS PRESENT. 4) NIGHT CONDITIONS OBSCURING THE RAMP AND THE FACT THAT ICE MAY HAVE BEEN AROUND THE WHEEL/CHOCK AREA. 5) FATIGUE -- LAST FLT OF DAY AND WAS LATE AT NIGHT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 537915: FIRST INDICATOR OF ACFT MOVEMENT WAS A JOLT. DAMAGE TO ACFT ENG COWL.
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.