Air carrier medium large transport flight crew hits jetway with wing tip while parking at gate.

Attributes
ACN	179061
Time
Date	199105
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
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 : parked ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	179061
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10700 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	179431
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

We were being guided into a parking spot by uniformed ramp personnel. Our left wing contacted jetway poking a small 5' hole in the leading edge of wing. Ramp attendant did not seem aware of close proximity of jetway as he did not signal us to stop until we had already hit jetway. Our vision was obstructed by the jetway. Later found out that ramp attendant parking us was unaware jetway had been extended to accommodate a larger aircraft which had previously been at the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG FLT CREW HITS JETWAY WITH WING TIP WHILE PARKING AT GATE.

Narrative: WE WERE BEING GUIDED INTO A PARKING SPOT BY UNIFORMED RAMP PERSONNEL. OUR LEFT WING CONTACTED JETWAY POKING A SMALL 5' HOLE IN THE LEADING EDGE OF WING. RAMP ATTENDANT DID NOT SEEM AWARE OF CLOSE PROX OF JETWAY AS HE DID NOT SIGNAL US TO STOP UNTIL WE HAD ALREADY HIT JETWAY. OUR VISION WAS OBSTRUCTED BY THE JETWAY. LATER FOUND OUT THAT RAMP ATTENDANT PARKING US WAS UNAWARE JETWAY HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO ACCOMMODATE A LARGER ACFT WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN AT THE GATE.

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.