<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1150451, February 2014

B737-700 flight crew describes the circumstances leading up to the left engine contacting the jet bridge during parking under a marshall's direction. The jet bridges position had been changed by airport workers doing maintenance and new snow obscured the ramp markings.

Attributes
ACN	1150451
Time
Date	201402
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Person 1
Function	First Officer
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 274 Flight Crew Type 6500
Person 2
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 442 Flight Crew Type 13000
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Object

Narrative:

While parking the aircraft at the gate; with the nose wheel on the leading line and following marshaller guidance; the number 1 engine inlet cowl contacted the jet bridge prior to reaching the stop bar. The number 1 engine inlet cowl was damaged. An aircraft logbook entry was made and dispatch and maintenance control were notified.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-700 flight crew describes the circumstances leading up to the left engine contacting the jet bridge during parking under a marshall's direction. The jet bridges position had been changed by airport workers doing maintenance and new snow obscured the ramp markings.

Narrative: While parking the aircraft at the gate; with the nose wheel on the leading line and following Marshaller guidance; the Number 1 Engine Inlet Cowl contacted the jet bridge prior to reaching the stop bar. The Number 1 Engine Inlet Cowl was damaged. An aircraft logbook entry was made and Dispatch and Maintenance Control were notified.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.