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An md super 80, while being guided on to a gate with a guide man and 2 wing walkers equipped with wands, struck a catering truck incurring damage to the right wingtip.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 420295 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dfw airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| ASRS Report | 420295 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
A catering truck bumped into our wingtip while parking. We were about 5 yards from final parking spot. There was a guide man and 2 wing walkers. All 3 had wands.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD SUPER 80, WHILE BEING GUIDED ON TO A GATE WITH A GUIDE MAN AND 2 WING WALKERS EQUIPPED WITH WANDS, STRUCK A CATERING TRUCK INCURRING DAMAGE TO THE R WINGTIP.
Narrative: A CATERING TRUCK BUMPED INTO OUR WINGTIP WHILE PARKING. WE WERE ABOUT 5 YARDS FROM FINAL PARKING SPOT. THERE WAS A GUIDE MAN AND 2 WING WALKERS. ALL 3 HAD WANDS.
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.