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A B727-200 while taxiing on to a gate without director light or wand guidance struck a cargo loader incurring damage to the left wingtip.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 394677 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199802 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mem |
| State Reference | TN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 577 |
| ASRS Report | 394677 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 14220 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 394650 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flight was from mci to mem. Landed runway 36R, then taxied to south Z. Captain continued taxi into gate X before green light was on (director lights were on). Halfway into the gate a ground worker signaled stop (without wands). The first officer and I then told the captain about the person's signal and he stopped the aircraft. The captain then asked me several questions about what time we were supposed to be at the gate. (We were 3 mins early) and when I looked up we were in final parking position. I had no idea the aircraft had struck an object until I was told by a supervisor over an hour later. Captain continued taxi into gate that was not clear (ie, the green light was not on). Maintenance was not prepared to meet the flight with appropriate signaling device -- wands. They could not signal aircraft to stay clear to ensure aircraft was not going to hit any objects. Supplemental information from acn 394650: taxiing into gate X, left wingtip grazed loader which was parked inside foul line. Air carrier ramp very congested in this area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 WHILE TAXIING ON TO A GATE WITHOUT DIRECTOR LIGHT OR WAND GUIDANCE STRUCK A CARGO LOADER INCURRING DAMAGE TO THE L WINGTIP.
Narrative: FLT WAS FROM MCI TO MEM. LANDED RWY 36R, THEN TAXIED TO SOUTH Z. CAPT CONTINUED TAXI INTO GATE X BEFORE GREEN LIGHT WAS ON (DIRECTOR LIGHTS WERE ON). HALFWAY INTO THE GATE A GND WORKER SIGNALED STOP (WITHOUT WANDS). THE FO AND I THEN TOLD THE CAPT ABOUT THE PERSON'S SIGNAL AND HE STOPPED THE ACFT. THE CAPT THEN ASKED ME SEVERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT TIME WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE AT THE GATE. (WE WERE 3 MINS EARLY) AND WHEN I LOOKED UP WE WERE IN FINAL PARKING POS. I HAD NO IDEA THE ACFT HAD STRUCK AN OBJECT UNTIL I WAS TOLD BY A SUPVR OVER AN HR LATER. CAPT CONTINUED TAXI INTO GATE THAT WAS NOT CLR (IE, THE GREEN LIGHT WAS NOT ON). MAINT WAS NOT PREPARED TO MEET THE FLT WITH APPROPRIATE SIGNALING DEVICE -- WANDS. THEY COULD NOT SIGNAL ACFT TO STAY CLR TO ENSURE ACFT WAS NOT GOING TO HIT ANY OBJECTS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 394650: TAXIING INTO GATE X, L WINGTIP GRAZED LOADER WHICH WAS PARKED INSIDE FOUL LINE. ACR RAMP VERY CONGESTED IN THIS AREA.
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.