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B767 jetblast on taxi in to a gate caused a piece of ground equipment to damage a parked aircraft on an adjacent gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 419228 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dtw airport : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| 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 | Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 419228 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 11300 flight time type : 125 |
| ASRS Report | 418869 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | 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 | other |
Narrative:
While taxiing in to the gate at dtw, allegedly the jetblast from my aircraft caused a piece of ground equipment to damage an aircraft parked at the adjacent concourse. Supplemental information from acn 418869: the ramp area near our gate is very tight and congested, requiring wing walkers and a marshaller. During the directed turn-in, the aircraft started to slow, so the captain added power to the right engine (it was a right turn-in) to complete the turn. No stop signals were given until final parking spot. After deplaning aircraft, we were informed of aircraft damage behind us. Contributing factors: I had not been to dtw before and I am new to this aircraft type. I was not aware of the taxi problems in that alleyway. It was also XA00 and had flown an all-nighter the previous evening, having arrived in atl at XE00 followed by a 9 hour crew rest.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B767 JETBLAST ON TAXI IN TO A GATE CAUSED A PIECE OF GND EQUIP TO DAMAGE A PARKED ACFT ON AN ADJACENT GATE.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING IN TO THE GATE AT DTW, ALLEGEDLY THE JETBLAST FROM MY ACFT CAUSED A PIECE OF GND EQUIP TO DAMAGE AN ACFT PARKED AT THE ADJACENT CONCOURSE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 418869: THE RAMP AREA NEAR OUR GATE IS VERY TIGHT AND CONGESTED, REQUIRING WING WALKERS AND A MARSHALLER. DURING THE DIRECTED TURN-IN, THE ACFT STARTED TO SLOW, SO THE CAPT ADDED PWR TO THE R ENG (IT WAS A R TURN-IN) TO COMPLETE THE TURN. NO STOP SIGNALS WERE GIVEN UNTIL FINAL PARKING SPOT. AFTER DEPLANING ACFT, WE WERE INFORMED OF ACFT DAMAGE BEHIND US. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: I HAD NOT BEEN TO DTW BEFORE AND I AM NEW TO THIS ACFT TYPE. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE TAXI PROBS IN THAT ALLEYWAY. IT WAS ALSO XA00 AND HAD FLOWN AN ALL-NIGHTER THE PREVIOUS EVENING, HAVING ARRIVED IN ATL AT XE00 FOLLOWED BY A 9 HR CREW REST.
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.