Narrative:

Approaching gate at jfk I was receiving visual guidance and instructions from the guideman. There are no parking aids like lights or stop bars at this gate. My approach to the gate was abnormally slow (less than 1 mph), jfk is always congested and I followed the guideman's directions precisely. When the stop command was issued I was able to stop immediately -- with no delay what-so-ever because of the ultra slow taxi speed. At the stop command, the parking brake was set with the aircraft aligned with the lead in line and nosewheel about 4 ft short of the B767 stop point painted on the ramp. The top of the left engine cowl had contacted the passenger jetway resulting in 2 dents on the cowl. There were no injuries or any other damage. A mechanic on the scene during the subsequent investigation told me the jetway had been improperly positioned prior to our arrival.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767 WHILE BEING GUIDED ONTO A GATE STRUCK AN IMPROPERLY PARKED JETWAY INCURRING DAMAGE TO THE #1 ENG INLET COWL.

Narrative: APCHING GATE AT JFK I WAS RECEIVING VISUAL GUIDANCE AND INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE GUIDEMAN. THERE ARE NO PARKING AIDS LIKE LIGHTS OR STOP BARS AT THIS GATE. MY APCH TO THE GATE WAS ABNORMALLY SLOW (LESS THAN 1 MPH), JFK IS ALWAYS CONGESTED AND I FOLLOWED THE GUIDEMAN'S DIRECTIONS PRECISELY. WHEN THE STOP COMMAND WAS ISSUED I WAS ABLE TO STOP IMMEDIATELY -- WITH NO DELAY WHAT-SO-EVER BECAUSE OF THE ULTRA SLOW TAXI SPD. AT THE STOP COMMAND, THE PARKING BRAKE WAS SET WITH THE ACFT ALIGNED WITH THE LEAD IN LINE AND NOSEWHEEL ABOUT 4 FT SHORT OF THE B767 STOP POINT PAINTED ON THE RAMP. THE TOP OF THE L ENG COWL HAD CONTACTED THE PAX JETWAY RESULTING IN 2 DENTS ON THE COWL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE. A MECH ON THE SCENE DURING THE SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION TOLD ME THE JETWAY HAD BEEN IMPROPERLY POSITIONED PRIOR TO OUR ARR.

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.