Flight crew of DC8 freight aircraft has tire damage from hitting taxiway light while being marshalle...

Attributes
ACN	371821
Time
Date	199706
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tjbq
State Reference	PR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-8 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	371821
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 22800 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	371709
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

While taxiing into parking area (under guidance of ground marshallers) aircraft (DC8) left main tire ran over taxiway light. Was witnessed by maintenance personnel. One left main tire had substantial damage and had to be replaced. Possible corrective action: additional ground wing walkers and better training to marshallers could prevent similar sits. Supplemental information from acn 371709: the border light was not seen from the cockpit, nor were any signals given by marshallers indicating a stop or turn to avoid the light or any other obstacle. Examination of the light disclosed it was placed 20+ ft inside the ramp edge, bordering grass and concrete? The light had no detectable visible markings on or around it. The corrective action to avoid a future occurrence of this nature would be to place a highly visible, temporary or portable marker adjacent to an obstacle of this type while the aircraft is being parked. (Ie, colored cone, saw horse style barrier, barrel, etc.)

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF DC8 FREIGHT ACFT HAS TIRE DAMAGE FROM HITTING TXWY LIGHT WHILE BEING MARSHALLED INTO PARKING AREA.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING INTO PARKING AREA (UNDER GUIDANCE OF GND MARSHALLERS) ACFT (DC8) L MAIN TIRE RAN OVER TXWY LIGHT. WAS WITNESSED BY MAINT PERSONNEL. ONE L MAIN TIRE HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. POSSIBLE CORRECTIVE ACTION: ADDITIONAL GND WING WALKERS AND BETTER TRAINING TO MARSHALLERS COULD PREVENT SIMILAR SITS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 371709: THE BORDER LIGHT WAS NOT SEEN FROM THE COCKPIT, NOR WERE ANY SIGNALS GIVEN BY MARSHALLERS INDICATING A STOP OR TURN TO AVOID THE LIGHT OR ANY OTHER OBSTACLE. EXAMINATION OF THE LIGHT DISCLOSED IT WAS PLACED 20+ FT INSIDE THE RAMP EDGE, BORDERING GRASS AND CONCRETE? THE LIGHT HAD NO DETECTABLE VISIBLE MARKINGS ON OR AROUND IT. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO AVOID A FUTURE OCCURRENCE OF THIS NATURE WOULD BE TO PLACE A HIGHLY VISIBLE, TEMPORARY OR PORTABLE MARKER ADJACENT TO AN OBSTACLE OF THIS TYPE WHILE THE ACFT IS BEING PARKED. (IE, COLORED CONE, SAW HORSE STYLE BARRIER, BARREL, ETC.)

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.

Flight crew of DC8 freight aircraft has tire damage from hitting taxiway light while being marshalled into parking area.