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B737-200 crew hit a jetway with #1 engine cowling after the marshaller was directing the aircraft to stop at a point for a different type aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 603856 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| 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 | B737-200 |
| 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 : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9800 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 603856 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10700 flight time type : 4460 |
| ASRS Report | 603637 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : 5 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Flight was being taxied into the gate under guidance by the taxi director. A slow taxi speed had been reached in anticipation of stopping. The taxi director continued to signal forward movement and the aircraft contacted the jetway. Damage was to the left engine cowl at the approximately 1 O'clock position. Even as the aircraft was stopped in contact with the jetway, the taxi director continued to marshal us forward, not realizing, we had made contact. I never felt a jolt or bump and had no indication that we had collided with the jetway. The ensuing discussions with the ground personnel led to discovering the taxi director was trying to stop on another type of aircraft's stop point.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-200 CREW HIT A JETWAY WITH #1 ENG COWLING AFTER THE MARSHALLER WAS DIRECTING THE ACFT TO STOP AT A POINT FOR A DIFFERENT TYPE ACFT.
Narrative: FLT WAS BEING TAXIED INTO THE GATE UNDER GUIDANCE BY THE TAXI DIRECTOR. A SLOW TAXI SPD HAD BEEN REACHED IN ANTICIPATION OF STOPPING. THE TAXI DIRECTOR CONTINUED TO SIGNAL FORWARD MOVEMENT AND THE ACFT CONTACTED THE JETWAY. DAMAGE WAS TO THE L ENG COWL AT THE APPROX 1 O'CLOCK POS. EVEN AS THE ACFT WAS STOPPED IN CONTACT WITH THE JETWAY, THE TAXI DIRECTOR CONTINUED TO MARSHAL US FORWARD, NOT REALIZING, WE HAD MADE CONTACT. I NEVER FELT A JOLT OR BUMP AND HAD NO INDICATION THAT WE HAD COLLIDED WITH THE JETWAY. THE ENSUING DISCUSSIONS WITH THE GND PERSONNEL LED TO DISCOVERING THE TAXI DIRECTOR WAS TRYING TO STOP ON ANOTHER TYPE OF ACFT'S STOP POINT.
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.