Wingtip damage during taxi.

Attributes
ACN	283996
Time
Date	199409
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : slc
State Reference	UT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	283996
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We're taxiing into our parking spot on a very congested ramp. The captain was following the ground marshaller's parking commands. We're told by the marshaller to stop and set brakes and when the maintenance came on board the aircraft, he told us that the airplane wingtip had struck a fuel truck. With the sweptback wings on a dc-9 it is almost impossible to watch the wingtip and taxi the aircraft at the same time. So, the captain has to trust and watch the marshallers. They should have had a wingwalker to watch that left wingtip.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WINGTIP DAMAGE DURING TAXI.

Narrative: WE'RE TAXIING INTO OUR PARKING SPOT ON A VERY CONGESTED RAMP. THE CAPT WAS FOLLOWING THE GND MARSHALLER'S PARKING COMMANDS. WE'RE TOLD BY THE MARSHALLER TO STOP AND SET BRAKES AND WHEN THE MAINT CAME ON BOARD THE ACFT, HE TOLD US THAT THE AIRPLANE WINGTIP HAD STRUCK A FUEL TRUCK. WITH THE SWEPTBACK WINGS ON A DC-9 IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO WATCH THE WINGTIP AND TAXI THE ACFT AT THE SAME TIME. SO, THE CAPT HAS TO TRUST AND WATCH THE MARSHALLERS. THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD A WINGWALKER TO WATCH THAT L WINGTIP.

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.