Air carrier medium large transport hit a fuel truck while taxiing to the gate under ground signal ma...

Attributes
ACN	168520
Time
Date	199101
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	168520
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While being marshalled to parking (early in morning and sun was in the marshaller's eyes), aircraft stopped short of desired parking spot, so I advanced left throttle. As the left engine spooled up, marshaller signalled, 'stop.' I pulled throttle back to idle (aircraft had not moved). Then marshaller motioned me forward again, so I advanced throttle and began moving and felt a bump or shudder as aircraft struck over-eager fuel truck that had moved into position when the aircraft stopped initially. Correction action: ground service personnel need to monitor aircraft beacon (which was on) before moving. Better training for marshallers/service crews.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG HIT A FUEL TRUCK WHILE TAXIING TO THE GATE UNDER GND SIGNAL MAN'S DIRECTION.

Narrative: WHILE BEING MARSHALLED TO PARKING (EARLY IN MORNING AND SUN WAS IN THE MARSHALLER'S EYES), ACFT STOPPED SHORT OF DESIRED PARKING SPOT, SO I ADVANCED LEFT THROTTLE. AS THE LEFT ENG SPOOLED UP, MARSHALLER SIGNALLED, 'STOP.' I PULLED THROTTLE BACK TO IDLE (ACFT HAD NOT MOVED). THEN MARSHALLER MOTIONED ME FORWARD AGAIN, SO I ADVANCED THROTTLE AND BEGAN MOVING AND FELT A BUMP OR SHUDDER AS ACFT STRUCK OVER-EAGER FUEL TRUCK THAT HAD MOVED INTO POS WHEN THE ACFT STOPPED INITIALLY. CORRECTION ACTION: GND SVC PERSONNEL NEED TO MONITOR ACFT BEACON (WHICH WAS ON) BEFORE MOVING. BETTER TRNING FOR MARSHALLERS/SVC CREWS.

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.

Air carrier medium large transport hit a fuel truck while taxiing to the gate under ground signal man's direction.