Aircraft damage during taxi-in to gate area.

Attributes
ACN	287719
Time
Date	199411
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci
State Reference	MO
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
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	287719
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 10000
ASRS Report	288053
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

As we were taxiing into the gate at mci, a ground agent ran over from an adjacent gate to wave us in. We followed his guidance till the stop signal was given. Simultaneously, we heard a noise in #1 engine, and the agent signaled to cut the engine. We ingested a heater nozzle in the engine causing major damage. I believe this incident happened because of lack of proper training to ground personnel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT DAMAGE DURING TAXI-IN TO GATE AREA.

Narrative: AS WE WERE TAXIING INTO THE GATE AT MCI, A GND AGENT RAN OVER FROM AN ADJACENT GATE TO WAVE US IN. WE FOLLOWED HIS GUIDANCE TILL THE STOP SIGNAL WAS GIVEN. SIMULTANEOUSLY, WE HEARD A NOISE IN #1 ENG, AND THE AGENT SIGNALED TO CUT THE ENG. WE INGESTED A HEATER NOZZLE IN THE ENG CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE. I BELIEVE THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF LACK OF PROPER TRAINING TO GND PERSONNEL.

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.