Taxiing traffic hits wingtip on fence in holding area on airport.

Attributes
ACN	266343
Time
Date	199403
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
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	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4900 flight time type : 1460
ASRS Report	266343
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure 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
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

After pushback, we were notified by dca ground control to taxi to parking spot kilo for ATC delay to lga. As we started taxi, I began to prepare takeoff data and wind shear performance data as per company procedures. We taxied into spot kilo and shut down the 2 engines required for taxi and remained pwred with APU. After a few mins, we noticed a fuel truck on the service road adjacent to the airport boundary fence. It was apparent that our left wing was blocking the service road. We started 1 engine and taxied clear of the service road. ATC then informed us to taxi to runway 36 hold block at charlie as they were changing runways due to a wind shift. We did so, and also started the remaining engines and completed checklists for takeoff. When #1 for takeoff, tower informed us that we had struck the fence near parking spot kilo. We returned to the gate, and maintenance confirmed this. Wingtip was slightly damaged -- mostly scratches and broken wingtip lighting fixtures.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAXIING TFC HITS WINGTIP ON FENCE IN HOLDING AREA ON ARPT.

Narrative: AFTER PUSHBACK, WE WERE NOTIFIED BY DCA GND CTL TO TAXI TO PARKING SPOT KILO FOR ATC DELAY TO LGA. AS WE STARTED TAXI, I BEGAN TO PREPARE TKOF DATA AND WIND SHEAR PERFORMANCE DATA AS PER COMPANY PROCS. WE TAXIED INTO SPOT KILO AND SHUT DOWN THE 2 ENGS REQUIRED FOR TAXI AND REMAINED PWRED WITH APU. AFTER A FEW MINS, WE NOTICED A FUEL TRUCK ON THE SVC ROAD ADJACENT TO THE ARPT BOUNDARY FENCE. IT WAS APPARENT THAT OUR L WING WAS BLOCKING THE SVC ROAD. WE STARTED 1 ENG AND TAXIED CLR OF THE SVC ROAD. ATC THEN INFORMED US TO TAXI TO RWY 36 HOLD BLOCK AT CHARLIE AS THEY WERE CHANGING RWYS DUE TO A WIND SHIFT. WE DID SO, AND ALSO STARTED THE REMAINING ENGS AND COMPLETED CHKLISTS FOR TKOF. WHEN #1 FOR TKOF, TWR INFORMED US THAT WE HAD STRUCK THE FENCE NEAR PARKING SPOT KILO. WE RETURNED TO THE GATE, AND MAINT CONFIRMED THIS. WINGTIP WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED -- MOSTLY SCRATCHES AND BROKEN WINGTIP LIGHTING FIXTURES.

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.