An ERJ170 first officer reported being pushed from a gate and contacting the jet bridge with a wing ...

Narrative:

During pushback from gate in ZZZZ; both captain and I commented as to how close the jet bridge seemed during the pushback -- pullout being done by the ramp crew. We had no communications with the tug driver; and the ramp personnel were not wearing reflective vests or lighted wands. If they had been; the tug driver may have been able to see the wing walker in time to prevent the wingtip striking the jet bridge. Captain was watching the left wing very closely; but due to it being dark outside and trying to see the wing walker through a terribly scratched up left window; he was having troubles. By the time captain saw the wing walker waving his hands frantically to stop and reacted immediately by slamming on the brakes; it was too late and the wingtip struck the jet bridge. After getting the ok to get tugged back to the gate; pictures were taken and maintenance was called to come and inspect the wing. After being signed off; we flew the plane back to ZZZ that night with no further incident. Conclusion: headset communications with tug driver. Wing walker with lighted wands. Pushback well clear of jet bridge. Repair left side window so we can see out it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An ERJ170 First Officer reported being pushed from a gate and contacting the jet bridge with a wing tip. He also reported several deviations from SOP; including no communication with Tug Driver and no lighted wands.

Narrative: During pushback from gate in ZZZZ; both Captain and I commented as to how close the jet bridge seemed during the pushback -- pullout being done by the ramp crew. We had NO communications with the tug driver; and the ramp personnel were not wearing reflective vests or lighted wands. If they had been; the Tug Driver may have been able to see the Wing Walker in time to prevent the wingtip striking the jet bridge. Captain was watching the left wing very closely; but due to it being dark outside and trying to see the Wing Walker through a terribly scratched up left window; he was having troubles. By the time Captain saw the Wing Walker waving his hands frantically to stop and reacted immediately by slamming on the brakes; it was too late and the wingtip struck the jet bridge. After getting the OK to get tugged back to the gate; pictures were taken and Maintenance was called to come and inspect the wing. After being signed off; we flew the plane back to ZZZ that night with no further incident. Conclusion: Headset communications with Tug Driver. Wing Walker with lighted wands. Pushback well clear of jet bridge. Repair left side window so we can see out it.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	819684
Time
Date	200901
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 170/175 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Ramp Worker
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

An ERJ170 first officer reported being pushed from a gate and contacting the jet bridge with a wing tip. He also reported several deviations from SOP; including no communication with tug driver and no lighted wands.