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Air carrier medium large transport hit jet bridge taxiing to the gate at ewr under marshaller's guidance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 198808 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199201 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr |
| State Reference | NJ |
| 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 : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 198808 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Approached gate under marshaller's guidance. I slowed aircraft expecting a stop signal. The marshaller then gave me a definite continue on indication with the wands and finally a stop signal. Aircraft was stopped on the medium large transport stop line. #1 engine struck the jet bridge and damaged the top of cowling.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG HIT JET BRIDGE TAXIING TO THE GATE AT EWR UNDER MARSHALLER'S GUIDANCE.
Narrative: APCHED GATE UNDER MARSHALLER'S GUIDANCE. I SLOWED ACFT EXPECTING A STOP SIGNAL. THE MARSHALLER THEN GAVE ME A DEFINITE CONTINUE ON INDICATION WITH THE WANDS AND FINALLY A STOP SIGNAL. ACFT WAS STOPPED ON THE MLG STOP LINE. #1 ENG STRUCK THE JET BRIDGE AND DAMAGED THE TOP OF COWLING.
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.