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B737-400 flight crew reports two large maintenance vehicles and a baggage cart inside safety zone as they are marshaled into the gate. Flight crew stops until vehicles are removed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 778450 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200803 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| 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 |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time type : 10900 |
| ASRS Report | 778450 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 |
| ASRS Report | 778449 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Approaching gate as we turned onto the lead-in line first officer noted 2 'bread' trucks and a baggage cart straddling the red 'remain clear' lines on aircraft right. When he verbalized his concern we stopped the jet. Marshaller acted puzzled so I turned on right runway turnoff lights which illuminated the offending vehicles. Lead marshaller went up adjacent jetway to get driver of 1 truck. First truck relocated but still 2 other threats. Right wing walker never perceived the threat and still thought we could proceed. Vehicles were finally relocated and we continued to the gate uneventfully. Additional training for this marshalling crew. I don't think this kind of problem will go away until the company solves the much bigger problem of employing lowest bidder contractors to accomplish these critical tasks. Marshalling.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-400 FLT CREW REPORTS TWO LARGE MAINT VEHICLES AND A BAGGAGE CART INSIDE SAFETY ZONE AS THEY ARE MARSHALED INTO THE GATE. FLT CREW STOPS UNTIL VEHICLES ARE REMOVED.
Narrative: APCHING GATE AS WE TURNED ONTO THE LEAD-IN LINE FO NOTED 2 'BREAD' TRUCKS AND A BAGGAGE CART STRADDLING THE RED 'REMAIN CLR' LINES ON ACFT R. WHEN HE VERBALIZED HIS CONCERN WE STOPPED THE JET. MARSHALLER ACTED PUZZLED SO I TURNED ON R RWY TURNOFF LIGHTS WHICH ILLUMINATED THE OFFENDING VEHICLES. LEAD MARSHALLER WENT UP ADJACENT JETWAY TO GET DRIVER OF 1 TRUCK. FIRST TRUCK RELOCATED BUT STILL 2 OTHER THREATS. R WING WALKER NEVER PERCEIVED THE THREAT AND STILL THOUGHT WE COULD PROCEED. VEHICLES WERE FINALLY RELOCATED AND WE CONTINUED TO THE GATE UNEVENTFULLY. ADDITIONAL TRAINING FOR THIS MARSHALLING CREW. I DON'T THINK THIS KIND OF PROB WILL GO AWAY UNTIL THE COMPANY SOLVES THE MUCH BIGGER PROB OF EMPLOYING LOWEST BIDDER CONTRACTORS TO ACCOMPLISH THESE CRITICAL TASKS. MARSHALLING.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.