Air carrier widebody transport engine struck bus while being parked under guidance of guideman.

Attributes
ACN	102033
Time
Date	198901
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
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	Widebody, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	102033
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While taxiing to parking spot at ord international airport with a mechanic waving me forward I felt a bump. The mechanic waved me to stop after the bump. Then waved me forward a few feet more and parked me. I later learned that #1 engine had struck a bus.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR WDB ENGINE STRUCK BUS WHILE BEING PARKED UNDER GUIDANCE OF GUIDEMAN.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING TO PARKING SPOT AT ORD INTL ARPT WITH A MECHANIC WAVING ME FORWARD I FELT A BUMP. THE MECHANIC WAVED ME TO STOP AFTER THE BUMP. THEN WAVED ME FORWARD A FEW FEET MORE AND PARKED ME. I LATER LEARNED THAT #1 ENGINE HAD STRUCK A BUS.

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.