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B777 captain reported being advised after leaving the aircraft that several main gear tires were flat due to contact with taxi lights.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1389109 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201609 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | IAD.Airport |
| State Reference | DC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 14849 Flight Crew Type 3796 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Object Ground Excursion Ramp |
Narrative:
We landed on 1C at iad; cleared the runway; transitioned to taxiway Z; made a left on C to make a right and cut around to park at [our gate]; which is at the far end of the terminal. There is no straight path to do that; and I had to taxi around a small area with yellow and black hashmarks in order to then come left and get onto the yellow line leading into the gate. I mentioned to my first officer that it was a weird little area to taxi around; but nothing seemed amiss. We had a wing walker and guide man; and no one said anything or indicated that we had exited the ramp area. 3 hours later; a flight manager called me at home to say I had taken out a couple taxi lights and some of the right truck tires were flat.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B777 Captain reported being advised after leaving the aircraft that several main gear tires were flat due to contact with taxi lights.
Narrative: We landed on 1C at IAD; cleared the runway; transitioned to taxiway Z; made a left on C to make a right and cut around to park at [our gate]; which is at the far end of the terminal. There is no straight path to do that; and I had to taxi around a small area with yellow and black hashmarks in order to then come left and get onto the yellow line leading into the gate. I mentioned to my first officer that it was a weird little area to taxi around; but nothing seemed amiss. We had a wing walker and guide man; and no one said anything or indicated that we had exited the ramp area. 3 hours later; a flight manager called me at home to say I had taken out a couple taxi lights and some of the right truck tires were flat.
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.