B757 flight crew contacts jetbridge with left engine causing a fuel leak at mia.

Attributes
ACN	589835
Time
Date	200308
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	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 17300 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	589835
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Airport Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We were being marshaled into a parked position at gate. Aircraft was almost in position and stopped too short. Marshaller directed captain to continue forward when I saw another ramp person run over with crossed arms and I smelled the strong odor of fuel in the aircraft at just about that same time. We shut down the engines and called ground control to send fire equipment. Jetway driver repositioned jetway to the 2L door and we quickly removed passenger to the terminal building. The #1 engine pylon area had contacted the underside of the improperly positioned jetway and this caused a fuel line to break. Part of the problem with this parking area is that there are numerous construction vehicles in this jetway area which could have caused the jetway to not be properly parked. Also, there is a shortage of staff to take care of making sure of that. This jetway also serves another gate, so it is frequently having to be repositioned, and not parked where it should be. We learned of this after the fact.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLT CREW CONTACTS JETBRIDGE WITH L ENG CAUSING A FUEL LEAK AT MIA.

Narrative: WE WERE BEING MARSHALED INTO A PARKED POS AT GATE. ACFT WAS ALMOST IN POS AND STOPPED TOO SHORT. MARSHALLER DIRECTED CAPT TO CONTINUE FORWARD WHEN I SAW ANOTHER RAMP PERSON RUN OVER WITH CROSSED ARMS AND I SMELLED THE STRONG ODOR OF FUEL IN THE ACFT AT JUST ABOUT THAT SAME TIME. WE SHUT DOWN THE ENGS AND CALLED GND CTL TO SEND FIRE EQUIP. JETWAY DRIVER REPOSITIONED JETWAY TO THE 2L DOOR AND WE QUICKLY REMOVED PAX TO THE TERMINAL BUILDING. THE #1 ENG PYLON AREA HAD CONTACTED THE UNDERSIDE OF THE IMPROPERLY POSITIONED JETWAY AND THIS CAUSED A FUEL LINE TO BREAK. PART OF THE PROB WITH THIS PARKING AREA IS THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES IN THIS JETWAY AREA WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED THE JETWAY TO NOT BE PROPERLY PARKED. ALSO, THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF STAFF TO TAKE CARE OF MAKING SURE OF THAT. THIS JETWAY ALSO SERVES ANOTHER GATE, SO IT IS FREQUENTLY HAVING TO BE REPOSITIONED, AND NOT PARKED WHERE IT SHOULD BE. WE LEARNED OF THIS AFTER THE FACT.

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.