Medium large transport hits fuel truck during ramp operation aircraft parking procedure.

Attributes
ACN	246335
Time
Date	199307
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
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
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 16700 flight time type : 1700
ASRS Report	246335
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After medium large transport stopped at the gate, pilot was given signal (lights) that chocks were installed. #1 engine was still running at idle power per company policy until ground power was connected. Pilot released brakes per company policy (brake cooling) and aircraft drifted forward so slowly pilot did not realize the aircraft was moving for a moment. Pilot reapplied brakes and stopped aircraft. In violation of company procedures, fuel truck was parked in front of starboard wing before engine was shut down and anticollision beacon was turned off. Chocks were not installed properly and the chocks-in signal was given prematurely. Right vortilon came in contact with the fuel truck. There was no damage to truck or aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG HITS FUEL TRUCK DURING RAMP OP ACFT PARKING PROC.

Narrative: AFTER MLG STOPPED AT THE GATE, PLT WAS GIVEN SIGNAL (LIGHTS) THAT CHOCKS WERE INSTALLED. #1 ENG WAS STILL RUNNING AT IDLE PWR PER COMPANY POLICY UNTIL GND PWR WAS CONNECTED. PLT RELEASED BRAKES PER COMPANY POLICY (BRAKE COOLING) AND ACFT DRIFTED FORWARD SO SLOWLY PLT DID NOT REALIZE THE ACFT WAS MOVING FOR A MOMENT. PLT REAPPLIED BRAKES AND STOPPED ACFT. IN VIOLATION OF COMPANY PROCS, FUEL TRUCK WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF STARBOARD WING BEFORE ENG WAS SHUT DOWN AND ANTICOLLISION BEACON WAS TURNED OFF. CHOCKS WERE NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY AND THE CHOCKS-IN SIGNAL WAS GIVEN PREMATURELY. RIGHT VORTILON CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE FUEL TRUCK. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO TRUCK OR ACFT.

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.