A319 #1 engine struck jetbridge while parking with guidance.

Attributes
ACN	759595
Time
Date	200710
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : saf.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : gate arrival
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 24000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	759595
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 8900 flight time type : 2800
ASRS Report	759610
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Flight arrived early and we were instructed to taxi to gate. We observed the guideman and proceeded to taxi in to gate X on his instructions. It was dark and his lighted wands were visible. As the guideman brought his wands up over his head signaling we were approaching the stop point we came to a stop without braking. The guideman had not yet given us the signal to stop. I felt something was wrong and set the parking brake and shut down the #2 engine; then noticed the guideman was gone. I looked out my side window and noticed the gate was behind the 1L door. I then opened the window and saw the #1 engine nacelle had contacted the jetbridge. We started the APU; shut down #1 engine and called the ramp for help deplaning the passenger via an airstair. Supplemental information from acn 759610: examination showed nosewheel stopped just short of the B757 parking indicator; approximately 13-15 ft beyond the A310/A320 stop marks.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 #1 ENG STRUCK JETBRIDGE WHILE PARKING WITH GUIDANCE.

Narrative: FLT ARRIVED EARLY AND WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO GATE. WE OBSERVED THE GUIDEMAN AND PROCEEDED TO TAXI IN TO GATE X ON HIS INSTRUCTIONS. IT WAS DARK AND HIS LIGHTED WANDS WERE VISIBLE. AS THE GUIDEMAN BROUGHT HIS WANDS UP OVER HIS HEAD SIGNALING WE WERE APCHING THE STOP POINT WE CAME TO A STOP WITHOUT BRAKING. THE GUIDEMAN HAD NOT YET GIVEN US THE SIGNAL TO STOP. I FELT SOMETHING WAS WRONG AND SET THE PARKING BRAKE AND SHUT DOWN THE #2 ENG; THEN NOTICED THE GUIDEMAN WAS GONE. I LOOKED OUT MY SIDE WINDOW AND NOTICED THE GATE WAS BEHIND THE 1L DOOR. I THEN OPENED THE WINDOW AND SAW THE #1 ENG NACELLE HAD CONTACTED THE JETBRIDGE. WE STARTED THE APU; SHUT DOWN #1 ENG AND CALLED THE RAMP FOR HELP DEPLANING THE PAX VIA AN AIRSTAIR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 759610: EXAM SHOWED NOSEWHEEL STOPPED JUST SHORT OF THE B757 PARKING INDICATOR; APPROX 13-15 FT BEYOND THE A310/A320 STOP MARKS.

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.