Medium large transport hits loader during parking.

Attributes
ACN	314084
Time
Date	199508
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : geg
State Reference	WA
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	other other : other pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1450
ASRS Report	314084
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical 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	other

Narrative:

Taxi in -- ramp area clear to safety lines except belt loader forward to starboard. Conferred with first officer, loader was clear of right side fuselage. Followed guide person into stop position, was signaled to stop, not aware in cockpit that right engine cowling had impacted edge of belt loader. This was the guide person's first parking attempt. Just trained the previous week -- no supervisor in position, belt loader was previously positioned too far aft and unmanned. This was second parking incident for this pilot who was concerned both times but relied on guide person signals to safely park. No more, if concerned I will ask for a tow or suspect ground equipment removal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG HITS LOADER DURING PARKING.

Narrative: TAXI IN -- RAMP AREA CLR TO SAFETY LINES EXCEPT BELT LOADER FORWARD TO STARBOARD. CONFERRED WITH FO, LOADER WAS CLR OF R SIDE FUSELAGE. FOLLOWED GUIDE PERSON INTO STOP POS, WAS SIGNALED TO STOP, NOT AWARE IN COCKPIT THAT R ENG COWLING HAD IMPACTED EDGE OF BELT LOADER. THIS WAS THE GUIDE PERSON'S FIRST PARKING ATTEMPT. JUST TRAINED THE PREVIOUS WK -- NO SUPVR IN POS, BELT LOADER WAS PREVIOUSLY POSITIONED TOO FAR AFT AND UNMANNED. THIS WAS SECOND PARKING INCIDENT FOR THIS PLT WHO WAS CONCERNED BOTH TIMES BUT RELIED ON GUIDE PERSON SIGNALS TO SAFELY PARK. NO MORE, IF CONCERNED I WILL ASK FOR A TOW OR SUSPECT GND EQUIP REMOVAL.

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.