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B777 captain reported self parking system needed to be recalibrated.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 826568 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200903 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | EGLL.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 24000 Flight Crew Type 2000 |
Narrative:
Parking system for B777 when lined up from the cockpit leaves the aircraft 4 ft short of line-up mark for nosewheel on ground. This caused some confusion with flight crew and ramp. System needs to be recalibrated.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B777 Captain reported self parking system needed to be recalibrated.
Narrative: Parking system for B777 when lined up from the cockpit leaves the aircraft 4 FT short of line-up mark for nosewheel on ground. This caused some confusion with flight crew and ramp. System needs to be recalibrated.
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.