Pilot guided by marshal while parking allowed wingtip to contact construction fence light.

Attributes
ACN	295009
Time
Date	199501
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	295009
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical
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 other

Narrative:

Taxiing in, on lead-in line, directed by guide man. Noticed tight spaces, on left a B757, on right a construction fence. Mechanic signalled guide man to stop us: right wing area was checked: signalled to proceed by guide man. After parking, mechanic told us we had contacted construction fence light with right wingtip. Slight damage. Reported incident to duty flight manager. Suggested: require guide man, require wingwalker, move fence, more effectively remove old lead- in lines.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT GUIDED BY MARSHAL WHILE PARKING ALLOWED WINGTIP TO CONTACT CONSTRUCTION FENCE LIGHT.

Narrative: TAXIING IN, ON LEAD-IN LINE, DIRECTED BY GUIDE MAN. NOTICED TIGHT SPACES, ON L A B757, ON RIGHT A CONSTRUCTION FENCE. MECH SIGNALLED GUIDE MAN TO STOP US: R WING AREA WAS CHKED: SIGNALLED TO PROCEED BY GUIDE MAN. AFTER PARKING, MECH TOLD US WE HAD CONTACTED CONSTRUCTION FENCE LIGHT WITH R WINGTIP. SLIGHT DAMAGE. RPTED INCIDENT TO DUTY FLT MGR. SUGGESTED: REQUIRE GUIDE MAN, REQUIRE WINGWALKER, MOVE FENCE, MORE EFFECTIVELY REMOVE OLD LEAD- IN LINES.

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.