Narrative:

At about 1/2 way in my taxiing turn out from the gate, I received an emergency stop command from the taxi director. I executed an emergency stop instantly and the aircraft came to an abrupt halt. The traction was good. I was advised the left horizontal stabilizer tip had grazed the jetway. I returned to the gate to investigate for damage. All checklist, procedures and events were correct and normal prior to the emergency stop. Damage was very light and non structural. The aircraft was released for revenue flight. This situation could have been avoided if the taxi director had ensured that the aircraft would clear all obstacles as it turned out of the gate area. The left wing cleared the jetway, but the left horizontal stabilizer did not.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG GRAZED THE JET BRIDGE WITH ITS HORIZ STABILIZER.

Narrative: AT ABOUT 1/2 WAY IN MY TAXIING TURN OUT FROM THE GATE, I RECEIVED AN EMER STOP COMMAND FROM THE TAXI DIRECTOR. I EXECUTED AN EMER STOP INSTANTLY AND THE ACFT CAME TO AN ABRUPT HALT. THE TRACTION WAS GOOD. I WAS ADVISED THE L HORIZ STABILIZER TIP HAD GRAZED THE JETWAY. I RETURNED TO THE GATE TO INVESTIGATE FOR DAMAGE. ALL CHKLIST, PROCS AND EVENTS WERE CORRECT AND NORMAL PRIOR TO THE EMER STOP. DAMAGE WAS VERY LIGHT AND NON STRUCTURAL. THE ACFT WAS RELEASED FOR REVENUE FLT. THIS SIT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE TAXI DIRECTOR HAD ENSURED THAT THE ACFT WOULD CLR ALL OBSTACLES AS IT TURNED OUT OF THE GATE AREA. THE L WING CLRED THE JETWAY, BUT THE L HORIZ STABILIZER DID NOT.

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.