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Air carrier captain reported the marshaller not adhering to SOP; wearing ear pods; tried to marshal into a gate riddled with obstructions.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1577620 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201809 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | EWR.Airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| 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) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 9859 Flight Crew Type 1924 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
While taxiing into [the] gate at ewr the marshaller tried to taxi me into a field riddled with obstructions. I had to stop the aircraft 3 times to make them move luggage carts; belt loaders and other vehicles obstructing my path. Finally; after I set the parking brake I noticed the marshaller was wearing a set of ear pods while taxiing me into the gate. These individuals are not adhering to sops and it's only a matter of time before we have an unnecessary collision with ground equipment.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain reported the marshaller not adhering to SOP; wearing ear pods; tried to marshal into a gate riddled with obstructions.
Narrative: While taxiing into [the] gate at EWR the marshaller tried to taxi me into a field riddled with obstructions. I had to stop the aircraft 3 times to make them move luggage carts; belt loaders and other vehicles obstructing my path. Finally; after I set the parking brake I noticed the marshaller was wearing a set of ear pods while taxiing me into the gate. These individuals are not adhering to SOPs and it's only a matter of time before we have an unnecessary collision with ground equipment.
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.