Air carrier medium large transport hit jetway taxiing away from the gate at syr.

Attributes
ACN	94211
Time
Date	198809
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : syr
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	94211
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 6800
ASRS Report	94214
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

I was at the gate at syracuse and had started the engines of the aircraft and was awaiting the wave off signal from the mechanic who had given me the startup signal. All checklists and preparations were completed and the mechanic gave me the wave off and taxi signals. On starting the taxi and subsequent right turn as per his signal, I felt the contact with the jetway and immediately stopped. He looked at the jetway and realized what had occurred and then gave me a stop signal. I shut down the engines and assessed the damage. The flight was cancelled. I feel that this occurrence was entirely preventable, as apparently the mechanic was the only one giving the taxi signals and also had the responsibility of checking the aircraft clearance with the jetway. Having another person to check the wingtip for him would have helped greatly. Supplemental information from acn 94214. Since this is the 4TH wingtip incident for this particular gate in syr, it is apparent there is some problem with either the gate placement or procedure to get out of this gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG HIT JETWAY TAXIING AWAY FROM THE GATE AT SYR.

Narrative: I WAS AT THE GATE AT SYRACUSE AND HAD STARTED THE ENGS OF THE ACFT AND WAS AWAITING THE WAVE OFF SIGNAL FROM THE MECH WHO HAD GIVEN ME THE STARTUP SIGNAL. ALL CHKLISTS AND PREPARATIONS WERE COMPLETED AND THE MECH GAVE ME THE WAVE OFF AND TAXI SIGNALS. ON STARTING THE TAXI AND SUBSEQUENT RIGHT TURN AS PER HIS SIGNAL, I FELT THE CONTACT WITH THE JETWAY AND IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. HE LOOKED AT THE JETWAY AND REALIZED WHAT HAD OCCURRED AND THEN GAVE ME A STOP SIGNAL. I SHUT DOWN THE ENGS AND ASSESSED THE DAMAGE. THE FLT WAS CANCELLED. I FEEL THAT THIS OCCURRENCE WAS ENTIRELY PREVENTABLE, AS APPARENTLY THE MECH WAS THE ONLY ONE GIVING THE TAXI SIGNALS AND ALSO HAD THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CHKING THE ACFT CLRNC WITH THE JETWAY. HAVING ANOTHER PERSON TO CHK THE WINGTIP FOR HIM WOULD HAVE HELPED GREATLY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 94214. SINCE THIS IS THE 4TH WINGTIP INCIDENT FOR THIS PARTICULAR GATE IN SYR, IT IS APPARENT THERE IS SOME PROB WITH EITHER THE GATE PLACEMENT OR PROC TO GET OUT OF THIS GATE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.