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The #1 engine cowling of a B737-300 strikes jetway during parking causing minor damage to the engine inlet. The marshall did not notice that the jetway was not retracted sufficiently for clearance.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 388185 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199712 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phl |
| State Reference | PA |
| 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 | B737-300 |
| 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 |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 388185 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Approaching the jetway after landing, the ground marshaller guided in the aircraft. The same instant he gave the normal signal to stop forward motion, the left (#1) engine of the B737-300 struck the parked jetway which was left out of position, resulting in a dent of the engine inlet. The marshaller was unaware of the damage even after the event and had to be told by the PIC. From the cockpit view the sterile area appeared to be completely clear. The marshaller was a mechanic who had been in the station for a few weeks. The agent who left the jetway had been in the station for many yrs. The lines for the gate had been repositioned in the recent past.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE #1 ENG COWLING OF A B737-300 STRIKES JETWAY DURING PARKING CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ENG INLET. THE MARSHALL DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE JETWAY WAS NOT RETRACTED SUFFICIENTLY FOR CLRNC.
Narrative: APCHING THE JETWAY AFTER LNDG, THE GND MARSHALLER GUIDED IN THE ACFT. THE SAME INSTANT HE GAVE THE NORMAL SIGNAL TO STOP FORWARD MOTION, THE L (#1) ENG OF THE B737-300 STRUCK THE PARKED JETWAY WHICH WAS LEFT OUT OF POS, RESULTING IN A DENT OF THE ENG INLET. THE MARSHALLER WAS UNAWARE OF THE DAMAGE EVEN AFTER THE EVENT AND HAD TO BE TOLD BY THE PIC. FROM THE COCKPIT VIEW THE STERILE AREA APPEARED TO BE COMPLETELY CLR. THE MARSHALLER WAS A MECH WHO HAD BEEN IN THE STATION FOR A FEW WKS. THE AGENT WHO LEFT THE JETWAY HAD BEEN IN THE STATION FOR MANY YRS. THE LINES FOR THE GATE HAD BEEN REPOSITIONED IN THE RECENT PAST.
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.