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ERJ170. The air carrier is using jetways designed for smaller aircraft. There is a gap in the jetway where someone could fall out.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 634303 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200410 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Mooney Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : deplaning pax's |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 634303 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Commuter jetway designed for smaller rj's will have a gap at the trailing edge of the jetway and the aircraft due to the jetways limited extension and swiveling capability perhaps the gap could be condoned off in some way to prevent anyone enplaning/deplaning from stepping too far aft toward the gap.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ERJ170. THE ACR IS USING JETWAYS DESIGNED FOR SMALLER ACFT. THERE IS A GAP IN THE JETWAY WHERE SOMEONE COULD FALL OUT.
Narrative: COMMUTER JETWAY DESIGNED FOR SMALLER RJ'S WILL HAVE A GAP AT THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE JETWAY AND THE ACFT DUE TO THE JETWAYS LIMITED EXTENSION AND SWIVELING CAPABILITY PERHAPS THE GAP COULD BE CONDONED OFF IN SOME WAY TO PREVENT ANYONE ENPLANING/DEPLANING FROM STEPPING TOO FAR AFT TOWARD THE GAP.
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.