An A319 engine comes in contact with the jetway while the aircraft was under the direction of marsha...

Attributes
ACN	738187
Time
Date	200705
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : las.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
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
ASRS Report	738187
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Flight was arriving in las. We waited in the alley for the ground crew to come over to the gate and park the aircraft. A marshaller and 2 wing walkers arrived with wands. As marshaller was directing aircraft forward; we felt a thump and captain shut down engines. Marshaller was still directing aircraft forward. We discovered that left engine had struck the jetway; causing damage to the nacelle area. I immediately notified station operations and dispatch. Captain asked the first officer if he felt a thump. First officer said it felt like we may have run over a chock. After shutting down the engines; established communications with the ground crew and pushed aircraft back to the proper parking spot. The company should ensure thorough training of all ramp personnel with the responsibility of ensuring that aircraft are parked safely at the gate; especially in night operations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A319 ENG COMES IN CONTACT WITH THE JETWAY WHILE THE ACFT WAS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MARSHALLER WITH 2 WING WALKERS.

Narrative: FLT WAS ARRIVING IN LAS. WE WAITED IN THE ALLEY FOR THE GND CREW TO COME OVER TO THE GATE AND PARK THE ACFT. A MARSHALLER AND 2 WING WALKERS ARRIVED WITH WANDS. AS MARSHALLER WAS DIRECTING ACFT FORWARD; WE FELT A THUMP AND CAPT SHUT DOWN ENGS. MARSHALLER WAS STILL DIRECTING ACFT FORWARD. WE DISCOVERED THAT L ENG HAD STRUCK THE JETWAY; CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE NACELLE AREA. I IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED STATION OPS AND DISPATCH. CAPT ASKED THE FO IF HE FELT A THUMP. FO SAID IT FELT LIKE WE MAY HAVE RUN OVER A CHOCK. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGS; ESTABLISHED COMS WITH THE GND CREW AND PUSHED ACFT BACK TO THE PROPER PARKING SPOT. THE COMPANY SHOULD ENSURE THOROUGH TRAINING OF ALL RAMP PERSONNEL WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ENSURING THAT ACFT ARE PARKED SAFELY AT THE GATE; ESPECIALLY IN NIGHT OPS.

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.

An A319 engine comes in contact with the jetway while the aircraft was under the direction of marshaller with 2 wing walkers.