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Flight crew manages to assume that the light parking system is turned on during a ramp operation aircraft parking procedure. Aircraft hits jetway, aircraft damaged.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 341287 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ams |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B747-400 |
| 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 : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time total : 20000 |
| ASRS Report | 341287 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 341295 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
While taxiing into gate xx in ams we followed the docking system into the parking spot. In the process the left wing and #2 cowling sustained damage from the jetway. The copilot and I discussed the system and thought the yellow lead-in lights were on and taxied until the stop light appeared. Supplemental information from acn 341295: captain taxied very slowly to the gate, where we both decided the docking system was turned on. We found out later it wasn't, but the glare from the windows behind the docking system in the morning sun made it appear to be working.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC MANAGES TO ASSUME THAT THE LIGHT PARKING SYS IS TURNED ON DURING A RAMP OP ACFT PARKING PROC. ACFT HITS JETWAY, ACFT DAMAGED.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING INTO GATE XX IN AMS WE FOLLOWED THE DOCKING SYS INTO THE PARKING SPOT. IN THE PROCESS THE L WING AND #2 COWLING SUSTAINED DAMAGE FROM THE JETWAY. THE COPLT AND I DISCUSSED THE SYS AND THOUGHT THE YELLOW LEAD-IN LIGHTS WERE ON AND TAXIED UNTIL THE STOP LIGHT APPEARED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 341295: CAPT TAXIED VERY SLOWLY TO THE GATE, WHERE WE BOTH DECIDED THE DOCKING SYS WAS TURNED ON. WE FOUND OUT LATER IT WASN'T, BUT THE GLARE FROM THE WINDOWS BEHIND THE DOCKING SYS IN THE MORNING SUN MADE IT APPEAR TO BE WORKING.
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.