Air carrier medium large transport struck wingtip on temporary construction fence while taxiing into...

Attributes
ACN	100219
Time
Date	198812
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	100219
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	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 taxiing aircraft to park at terminal iah airport. Upon arrival, I was advised that my left wing tip struck a temperature fence constructed around a construction area adjacent to gate. I was following signals from an agent parking me. Initially, I tried to line up on a lead-in line which I found was an old line. There are 2 lead-in lines. The pavement was wet and the ramp lights are in your face while parking. I thought wing tip clearance was adequate. There were not any wing tip walkers. To prevent a recurrence, wing walkers should be available in tight areas, lead-in lines should be better marked.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG STRUCK WINGTIP ON TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION FENCE WHILE TAXIING INTO GATE.

Narrative: I WAS TAXIING ACFT TO PARK AT TERMINAL IAH ARPT. UPON ARRIVAL, I WAS ADVISED THAT MY LEFT WING TIP STRUCK A TEMP FENCE CONSTRUCTED AROUND A CONSTRUCTION AREA ADJACENT TO GATE. I WAS FOLLOWING SIGNALS FROM AN AGENT PARKING ME. INITIALLY, I TRIED TO LINE UP ON A LEAD-IN LINE WHICH I FOUND WAS AN OLD LINE. THERE ARE 2 LEAD-IN LINES. THE PAVEMENT WAS WET AND THE RAMP LIGHTS ARE IN YOUR FACE WHILE PARKING. I THOUGHT WING TIP CLRNC WAS ADEQUATE. THERE WERE NOT ANY WING TIP WALKERS. TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE, WING WALKERS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN TIGHT AREAS, LEAD-IN LINES SHOULD BE BETTER MARKED.

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.

Air carrier medium large transport struck wingtip on temporary construction fence while taxiing into gate.