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Aircraft was parked and flight crew departed. Later flight crew received call that aircraft had been damaged by hitting belt loader. Reporter captain taxied under marshaller guidance at night. It was possible that the belt loader driver hit the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 338064 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl |
| State Reference | PA |
| 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 | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9900 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 338064 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 178 flight time total : 7172 flight time type : 3420 |
| ASRS Report | 338235 |
| 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:
After uneventful flight and normal landing, taxied to gate at phl international. Shortly after turning towards gate from taxiway, saw and followed directions of marshaller to final gate position. Nothing unusual was noticed and engines were shut down and all checklists and procedures were complied with. This was last leg of a 4 day trip. Completed logbook, stowed personal equipment, all passenger deplaned, flight attendants departed. Walked down jetway stairs and saw maintenance man on left side of aircraft whom I presumed was doing his checks and proceeded to depart the airport. Approximately 1 1/2 hours later and shortly after arriving at home, received phone call and was told that aircraft had hit a belt loader on taxi in! I subsequently returned to the airport and saw damage to just the side of the right engine. Highly questionable how this damage occurred on taxi in, and nothing noticed or felt by any other passenger or crew.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT WAS PARKED AND FLC DEPARTED. LATER FLC RECEIVED CALL THAT ACFT HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY HITTING BELT LOADER. RPTR CAPT TAXIED UNDER MARSHALLER GUIDANCE AT NIGHT. IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT THE BELT LOADER DRIVER HIT THE ACFT.
Narrative: AFTER UNEVENTFUL FLT AND NORMAL LNDG, TAXIED TO GATE AT PHL INTL. SHORTLY AFTER TURNING TOWARDS GATE FROM TXWY, SAW AND FOLLOWED DIRECTIONS OF MARSHALLER TO FINAL GATE POS. NOTHING UNUSUAL WAS NOTICED AND ENGS WERE SHUT DOWN AND ALL CHKLISTS AND PROCS WERE COMPLIED WITH. THIS WAS LAST LEG OF A 4 DAY TRIP. COMPLETED LOGBOOK, STOWED PERSONAL EQUIP, ALL PAX DEPLANED, FLT ATTENDANTS DEPARTED. WALKED DOWN JETWAY STAIRS AND SAW MAINT MAN ON L SIDE OF ACFT WHOM I PRESUMED WAS DOING HIS CHKS AND PROCEEDED TO DEPART THE ARPT. APPROX 1 1/2 HRS LATER AND SHORTLY AFTER ARRIVING AT HOME, RECEIVED PHONE CALL AND WAS TOLD THAT ACFT HAD HIT A BELT LOADER ON TAXI IN! I SUBSEQUENTLY RETURNED TO THE ARPT AND SAW DAMAGE TO JUST THE SIDE OF THE R ENG. HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE HOW THIS DAMAGE OCCURRED ON TAXI IN, AND NOTHING NOTICED OR FELT BY ANY OTHER PAX OR CREW.
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.