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An MD80 super 80 flight crew taxiing into their air carrier's gate strikes a catering truck that attempted to drive around the left wingtip.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 348240 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | 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 : 210 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 348240 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 347923 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Stopped aircraft about 100 ft short of gate since left wingman did not have 2 lit wands. Just after wingman arrived back from retrieving wands, catering truck decided to approach aircraft from behind (left side). As he went around left wingtip, marshaller directed aircraft to taxi forward. Just seconds after moving, left wingtip struck catering truck as truck had become trapped after realizing that concrete barrier was now between truck and wingtip and now aircraft had begun to move again. This incident shows the importance of extreme diligence in ramp area and the need to insure that guide man have proper equipment.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 SUPER 80 FLC TAXIING INTO THEIR ACR'S GATE STRIKES A CATERING TRUCK THAT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE AROUND THE L WINGTIP.
Narrative: STOPPED ACFT ABOUT 100 FT SHORT OF GATE SINCE L WINGMAN DID NOT HAVE 2 LIT WANDS. JUST AFTER WINGMAN ARRIVED BACK FROM RETRIEVING WANDS, CATERING TRUCK DECIDED TO APCH ACFT FROM BEHIND (L SIDE). AS HE WENT AROUND L WINGTIP, MARSHALLER DIRECTED ACFT TO TAXI FORWARD. JUST SECONDS AFTER MOVING, L WINGTIP STRUCK CATERING TRUCK AS TRUCK HAD BECOME TRAPPED AFTER REALIZING THAT CONCRETE BARRIER WAS NOW BTWN TRUCK AND WINGTIP AND NOW ACFT HAD BEGUN TO MOVE AGAIN. THIS INCIDENT SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF EXTREME DILIGENCE IN RAMP AREA AND THE NEED TO INSURE THAT GUIDE MAN HAVE PROPER EQUIP.
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.