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Mechanic guiding aircraft into parking. Aircraft engine struck baggage cart.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 155816 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199008 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 155816 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While guiding aircraft into parking position #2 engine struck baggage tug causing damage to #2 engine nose cowl. From where I was positioned I was unable to see baggage tractor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MECHANIC GUIDING ACFT INTO PARKING. ACFT ENGINE STRUCK BAGGAGE CART.
Narrative: WHILE GUIDING ACFT INTO PARKING POS #2 ENG STRUCK BAGGAGE TUG CAUSING DAMAGE TO #2 ENG NOSE COWL. FROM WHERE I WAS POSITIONED I WAS UNABLE TO SEE BAGGAGE TRACTOR.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.