Narrative:

B737-300 gso-pit flight was uneventful until arrival pit. WX pit was rain. Aircraft was on company apron being directed/marshaled into the gate by a company employee. Aircraft was aligned on lead-in line, captain was using the parking mirror for guidance and followed hand signals from company ramp personnel. Aircraft came to a stop against the jet bridge. Captain shut down both engines. During this sequence of events, there was at least 4 company ramp employees who watched the aircraft come to the gate. Note: several people with company stated that personnel had been working on the jet bridge during the day, and that it was not properly positioned after the repair work was completed. Photographs were taken of the damage to the aircraft by maintenance supervisor. There were no injuries to any passenger or other employees as a result of this incident. Suggestions: remind all ramp personnel of the importance in assuring ramp area is clear of obstructions before marshaling aircraft into the blocks. There was no way for the air crew to tell that the jet bridge was in the way due to the rain and the angle of arrival at the gate.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 TAXI TO GATE IN LIGHT RAIN. ON LEAD-IN LINE TO GATE WITH MARSHALLER GUIDING, ACFT STRUCK JETWAY IMPROPERLY PARKED.

Narrative: B737-300 GSO-PIT FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL ARR PIT. WX PIT WAS RAIN. ACFT WAS ON COMPANY APRON BEING DIRECTED/MARSHALED INTO THE GATE BY A COMPANY EMPLOYEE. ACFT WAS ALIGNED ON LEAD-IN LINE, CAPT WAS USING THE PARKING MIRROR FOR GUIDANCE AND FOLLOWED HAND SIGNALS FROM COMPANY RAMP PERSONNEL. ACFT CAME TO A STOP AGAINST THE JET BRIDGE. CAPT SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGS. DURING THIS SEQUENCE OF EVENTS, THERE WAS AT LEAST 4 COMPANY RAMP EMPLOYEES WHO WATCHED THE ACFT COME TO THE GATE. NOTE: SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH COMPANY STATED THAT PERSONNEL HAD BEEN WORKING ON THE JET BRIDGE DURING THE DAY, AND THAT IT WAS NOT PROPERLY POSITIONED AFTER THE REPAIR WORK WAS COMPLETED. PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN OF THE DAMAGE TO THE ACFT BY MAINT SUPVR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ANY PAX OR OTHER EMPLOYEES AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. SUGGESTIONS: REMIND ALL RAMP PERSONNEL OF THE IMPORTANCE IN ASSURING RAMP AREA IS CLR OF OBSTRUCTIONS BEFORE MARSHALING ACFT INTO THE BLOCKS. THERE WAS NO WAY FOR THE AIR CREW TO TELL THAT THE JET BRIDGE WAS IN THE WAY DUE TO THE RAIN AND THE ANGLE OF ARR AT THE GATE.

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.