MD80 flight crew while being guided to the gate with a guide man and wing walker the left wing of th...

Attributes
ACN	687057
Time
Date	200602
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Weather Elements	Snow
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Canadair/Bombardier Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	687057
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : vehicle
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

While taxiing in to gate C-12 our aircraft struck the right side of a parked fuel truck with the left wingtip. We pushed back from the gate in preparation for deice. The deice crew was finishing deice on 2 rj's. The deice crew advised us they did not have enough type I type iv fluid to complete a deice and did not have anyone qualified to refill the truck. We requested operations bring us back to the gate. A guide man and 1 wing walker (with wands) showed up to marshall us in. We started both engines to taxi in. An rj was parked at the gate to our left; with a fuel truck in position on right. I was watching the truck and wing walker (wand up) until I lost sight of both. The guide man was waving us in when the wingtip hit the truck and the aircraft came to a stop on its own. The guide man was still waving us in and never saw what happened. We shut down both engines approximately 18 ft short of the stopping point and called mem ground for a fire truck. Conditions: night; moderate/heavy snowfall; slush on txwys and ramp. Ramp crew needs more training. The wing walker had his wand in the air the whole time as witnessed by the aircraft captain and a qualified passenger on board. Also the guide man was not watching and did not see the incident until I began flashing my nose lights at him.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT CREW WHILE BEING GUIDED TO THE GATE WITH A GUIDE MAN AND WING WALKER THE L WING OF THE ACFT CONTACTS A FUEL TRUCK. NIGHT; SNOW AND SLUSH WERE PRESENT.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING IN TO GATE C-12 OUR ACFT STRUCK THE R SIDE OF A PARKED FUEL TRUCK WITH THE L WINGTIP. WE PUSHED BACK FROM THE GATE IN PREPARATION FOR DEICE. THE DEICE CREW WAS FINISHING DEICE ON 2 RJ'S. THE DEICE CREW ADVISED US THEY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TYPE I TYPE IV FLUID TO COMPLETE A DEICE AND DID NOT HAVE ANYONE QUALIFIED TO REFILL THE TRUCK. WE REQUESTED OPS BRING US BACK TO THE GATE. A GUIDE MAN AND 1 WING WALKER (WITH WANDS) SHOWED UP TO MARSHALL US IN. WE STARTED BOTH ENGS TO TAXI IN. AN RJ WAS PARKED AT THE GATE TO OUR L; WITH A FUEL TRUCK IN POS ON R. I WAS WATCHING THE TRUCK AND WING WALKER (WAND UP) UNTIL I LOST SIGHT OF BOTH. THE GUIDE MAN WAS WAVING US IN WHEN THE WINGTIP HIT THE TRUCK AND THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP ON ITS OWN. THE GUIDE MAN WAS STILL WAVING US IN AND NEVER SAW WHAT HAPPENED. WE SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGS APPROX 18 FT SHORT OF THE STOPPING POINT AND CALLED MEM GND FOR A FIRE TRUCK. CONDITIONS: NIGHT; MODERATE/HVY SNOWFALL; SLUSH ON TXWYS AND RAMP. RAMP CREW NEEDS MORE TRAINING. THE WING WALKER HAD HIS WAND IN THE AIR THE WHOLE TIME AS WITNESSED BY THE ACFT CAPT AND A QUALIFIED PAX ON BOARD. ALSO THE GUIDE MAN WAS NOT WATCHING AND DID NOT SEE THE INCIDENT UNTIL I BEGAN FLASHING MY NOSE LIGHTS AT HIM.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.

MD80 flight crew while being guided to the gate with a guide man and wing walker the left wing of the aircraft contacts a fuel truck. Night; snow and slush were present.