A B777 flight crew maneuvering in to the gate at iad blew a ramp worker off a ladder behind them.

Attributes
ACN	804138
Time
Date	200809
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 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 : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 9600 flight time type : 495
ASRS Report	809138
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	805631
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

I was the PF on flight abc ZZZ1-iad sep/xa/08. Landed runway 19C and exited left on Y7. I called ground who immediately switched us to ramp frequency. I called ramp and we were cleared to gate xx via X line. Ramp then instructed us to pass behind an rj on taxiway yu so we stopped abeam the gate. Captain then used breakaway thrust to move forward and then idle as the 90 degree turn was made. I confirmed gate assignment with station operations and then noticed no guide man. I requested a guide man while the captain stopped the aircraft approximately 50 ft short of the lead-in line for gate xx. I told the passenger to remain seated on the PA. Approximately 30-60 seconds later; the guide man arrived and the captain used breakaway thrust to park the aircraft. At XA05 on sep/xc/08 I was notified by the ZZZ2 flight office that a person was blown off a ladder on the air carrier Y ramp behind our aircraft while we were parking. Supplemental information from acn 805631: the 777 I was taxiing was completely full with 22000 pounds of fuel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B777 FLT CREW MANEUVERING IN TO THE GATE AT IAD BLEW A RAMP WORKER OFF A LADDER BEHIND THEM.

Narrative: I WAS THE PF ON FLT ABC ZZZ1-IAD SEP/XA/08. LANDED RWY 19C AND EXITED L ON Y7. I CALLED GND WHO IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED US TO RAMP FREQ. I CALLED RAMP AND WE WERE CLRED TO GATE XX VIA X LINE. RAMP THEN INSTRUCTED US TO PASS BEHIND AN RJ ON TXWY YU SO WE STOPPED ABEAM THE GATE. CAPT THEN USED BREAKAWAY THRUST TO MOVE FORWARD AND THEN IDLE AS THE 90 DEG TURN WAS MADE. I CONFIRMED GATE ASSIGNMENT WITH STATION OPS AND THEN NOTICED NO GUIDE MAN. I REQUESTED A GUIDE MAN WHILE THE CAPT STOPPED THE ACFT APPROX 50 FT SHORT OF THE LEAD-IN LINE FOR GATE XX. I TOLD THE PAX TO REMAIN SEATED ON THE PA. APPROX 30-60 SECONDS LATER; THE GUIDE MAN ARRIVED AND THE CAPT USED BREAKAWAY THRUST TO PARK THE ACFT. AT XA05 ON SEP/XC/08 I WAS NOTIFIED BY THE ZZZ2 FLT OFFICE THAT A PERSON WAS BLOWN OFF A LADDER ON THE ACR Y RAMP BEHIND OUR ACFT WHILE WE WERE PARKING. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 805631: THE 777 I WAS TAXIING WAS COMPLETELY FULL WITH 22000 LBS OF FUEL.

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.