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A CL65's wingtip struck a fuel truck while under tow into the gate after the lead marshaller failed to recognize the wing walker's stop signal.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 713897 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200610 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet CL65 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 2700 |
| ASRS Report | 713897 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Aircraft was being guided with 3 wing walkers into gate in atlanta. As aircraft came to a stop; the left wingtip made contact with a parked fuel truck. As the aircraft was being guided to a complete stop; the left wing walker advised the lead marshaller to stop. The signal to stop was after contact had been made.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CL65'S WINGTIP STRUCK A FUEL TRUCK WHILE UNDER TOW INTO THE GATE AFTER THE LEAD MARSHALLER FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE WING WALKER'S STOP SIGNAL.
Narrative: ACFT WAS BEING GUIDED WITH 3 WING WALKERS INTO GATE IN ATLANTA. AS ACFT CAME TO A STOP; THE L WINGTIP MADE CONTACT WITH A PARKED FUEL TRUCK. AS THE ACFT WAS BEING GUIDED TO A COMPLETE STOP; THE L WING WALKER ADVISED THE LEAD MARSHALLER TO STOP. THE SIGNAL TO STOP WAS AFTER CONTACT HAD BEEN MADE.
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.