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Captain of B737 reported the lack of visual cues needed to safely park the aircraft in the presence of close proximity ground equipment and material.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1421533 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201702 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | FLL.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
While taxiing at fll; there is a construction fence on the east side of the ramp. Along this fence there are many vehicles; bag carts; and other equipment parked. There are no lines to indicate that we have wing clearance from these items. There was also an aircraft parked at [our intended gate]. I stopped the aircraft and called ops to tell ramp we needed wing walkers. They told us the safety zone was clear.I called ops again to explain we needed wing walkers. Then one of the guys got out of the truck and stood as a wing walker for my left side and a ramp agent came out to the right wing. We then proceeded to taxi into the gate. Another pilot heard us talking about this and said they came in last night and agreed with our assessment of the situation. We did not have an incident; but I'm afraid that someone might not be as persistent as me and taxi into this gate without wing walkers. There should not be any equipment parked along the fence in this area or lines need to be painted to indicate wing clearance!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Captain of B737 reported the lack of visual cues needed to safely park the aircraft in the presence of close proximity ground equipment and material.
Narrative: While taxiing at FLL; there is a construction fence on the east side of the ramp. Along this fence there are many vehicles; bag carts; and other equipment parked. There are no lines to indicate that we have wing clearance from these items. There was also an aircraft parked at [our intended gate]. I stopped the aircraft and called Ops to tell Ramp we needed Wing Walkers. They told us the Safety Zone was clear.I called Ops again to explain we needed Wing Walkers. Then one of the guys got out of the truck and stood as a Wing Walker for my left side and a Ramp Agent came out to the right wing. We then proceeded to taxi into the gate. Another Pilot heard us talking about this and said they came in last night and agreed with our assessment of the situation. We did not have an incident; but I'm afraid that someone might not be as persistent as me and taxi into this gate without Wing Walkers. There should not be any equipment parked along the fence in this area or lines need to be painted to indicate wing clearance!
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.