Air carrier medium large transport strikes jetway with wing tip while leaving gate.

Attributes
ACN	174731
Time
Date	199103
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : roc
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
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	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5950 flight time type : 1050
ASRS Report	174734
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	unspecified : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

After normal engine start, the captain taxied under maintenance supervision with 1 mechanic, no wing walkers. As we started taxi and right turn out, the mechanic moved out of my view to the left wing tip. The area to the right of aircraft was clear, but both the captain and I were aware of tight clearance on the left. After moving slowly forward and right, the left wing tip collided with the jetway. We shut down and investigated. The jetway was not moved further away from the aircraft because a fuel truck was parked against a bldg limiting the jetway movement. A pushback tug would have prevented this incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG STRIKES JETWAY WITH WING TIP WHILE LEAVING GATE.

Narrative: AFTER NORMAL ENG START, THE CAPT TAXIED UNDER MAINT SUPERVISION WITH 1 MECH, NO WING WALKERS. AS WE STARTED TAXI AND RIGHT TURN OUT, THE MECH MOVED OUT OF MY VIEW TO THE LEFT WING TIP. THE AREA TO THE RIGHT OF ACFT WAS CLR, BUT BOTH THE CAPT AND I WERE AWARE OF TIGHT CLRNC ON THE LEFT. AFTER MOVING SLOWLY FORWARD AND RIGHT, THE LEFT WING TIP COLLIDED WITH THE JETWAY. WE SHUT DOWN AND INVESTIGATED. THE JETWAY WAS NOT MOVED FURTHER AWAY FROM THE ACFT BECAUSE A FUEL TRUCK WAS PARKED AGAINST A BLDG LIMITING THE JETWAY MOVEMENT. A PUSHBACK TUG WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS INCIDENT.

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.