A319 crew was stopped on the wrong line at the gate in lga. The aircraft was later found damaged.

Attributes
ACN	583132
Time
Date	200305
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 19700 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	583132
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 4
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

We terminated flight at gate at lga. As we parked, I was clearing the right side of the aircraft. Nothing out of the ordinary was noticed during the parking and securing, no unusual noises or aircraft movement. The next morning we were scheduled to fly the same aircraft to msy. When we showed up, we were informed that the aircraft suffered damage overnight and we would be switching aircraft. I did not notice any damage on my previous preflight. We don't know if the aircraft struck the jetway, or if the jetway struck the aircraft, or if the aircraft was damaged in another manner. About the only known factor is that the person parking us that evening, parked us on the A321 nosewheel line instead of the A319 nosewheel line. Definitely, I think any jetway should be kept out of the way of any aircraft type that can utilize that particular gate. In the absence of self-parking facilities, perhaps a marking on the ramp will allow the pilots to back up the marshaller with respect to a stop line.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 CREW WAS STOPPED ON THE WRONG LINE AT THE GATE IN LGA. THE ACFT WAS LATER FOUND DAMAGED.

Narrative: WE TERMINATED FLT AT GATE AT LGA. AS WE PARKED, I WAS CLRING THE R SIDE OF THE ACFT. NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WAS NOTICED DURING THE PARKING AND SECURING, NO UNUSUAL NOISES OR ACFT MOVEMENT. THE NEXT MORNING WE WERE SCHEDULED TO FLY THE SAME ACFT TO MSY. WHEN WE SHOWED UP, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE ACFT SUFFERED DAMAGE OVERNIGHT AND WE WOULD BE SWITCHING ACFT. I DID NOT NOTICE ANY DAMAGE ON MY PREVIOUS PREFLT. WE DON'T KNOW IF THE ACFT STRUCK THE JETWAY, OR IF THE JETWAY STRUCK THE ACFT, OR IF THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED IN ANOTHER MANNER. ABOUT THE ONLY KNOWN FACTOR IS THAT THE PERSON PARKING US THAT EVENING, PARKED US ON THE A321 NOSEWHEEL LINE INSTEAD OF THE A319 NOSEWHEEL LINE. DEFINITELY, I THINK ANY JETWAY SHOULD BE KEPT OUT OF THE WAY OF ANY ACFT TYPE THAT CAN UTILIZE THAT PARTICULAR GATE. IN THE ABSENCE OF SELF-PARKING FACILITIES, PERHAPS A MARKING ON THE RAMP WILL ALLOW THE PLTS TO BACK UP THE MARSHALLER WITH RESPECT TO A STOP LINE.

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.