A DC9, while taxiing to a gate, was struck by a fuel truck incurring damage to the left wing leading...

Attributes
ACN	412926
Time
Date	199809
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	controller military : 9 controller non radar : 22 controller radar : 22 flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 9000
ASRS Report	412926
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 19650 flight time type : 13120
ASRS Report	413137
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

We landed on runway 27R phl and exited at taxiway K4. I contacted ramp control and received clearance from ramp spot X to the gate zy. There was a B737 on taxiway J facing east and holding for us to pass. This aircraft may have obstructed the captain's vision, but he cleared the left side and forward. I cleared the right side and forward. The alleyway was clear and we proceeded to taxi toward the alleyway between concourses Y and X. I observed nothing and was in the middle of channelizing the #2 radio to call company when the captain uttered a shout and slammed on the brakes. I then felt the aircraft being struck. A fuel truck had struck the front left wing. We determined that the aircraft was secure and passenger were ok and elected not to evacuate/evacuation. We called for airstairs (fire and rescue equipment were already on scene within mins after being summoned by ramp who had seen the whole thing). The passenger deplaned and were transported to the terminal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC9, WHILE TAXIING TO A GATE, WAS STRUCK BY A FUEL TRUCK INCURRING DAMAGE TO THE L WING LEADING EDGE.

Narrative: WE LANDED ON RWY 27R PHL AND EXITED AT TXWY K4. I CONTACTED RAMP CTL AND RECEIVED CLRNC FROM RAMP SPOT X TO THE GATE ZY. THERE WAS A B737 ON TXWY J FACING E AND HOLDING FOR US TO PASS. THIS ACFT MAY HAVE OBSTRUCTED THE CAPT'S VISION, BUT HE CLRED THE L SIDE AND FORWARD. I CLRED THE R SIDE AND FORWARD. THE ALLEYWAY WAS CLR AND WE PROCEEDED TO TAXI TOWARD THE ALLEYWAY BTWN CONCOURSES Y AND X. I OBSERVED NOTHING AND WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF CHANNELIZING THE #2 RADIO TO CALL COMPANY WHEN THE CAPT UTTERED A SHOUT AND SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. I THEN FELT THE ACFT BEING STRUCK. A FUEL TRUCK HAD STRUCK THE FRONT L WING. WE DETERMINED THAT THE ACFT WAS SECURE AND PAX WERE OK AND ELECTED NOT TO EVAC. WE CALLED FOR AIRSTAIRS (FIRE AND RESCUE EQUIP WERE ALREADY ON SCENE WITHIN MINS AFTER BEING SUMMONED BY RAMP WHO HAD SEEN THE WHOLE THING). THE PAX DEPLANED AND WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE TERMINAL.

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.

A DC9, while taxiing to a gate, was struck by a fuel truck incurring damage to the left wing leading edge.