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B737's wing hit a catering truck during taxi to parking causing minor damage to the left wing. The marshall and wing walkers did not stop the aircraft prior to hitting the truck. The aircraft received a broken navigation light lens.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 420863 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199811 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : sfo airport : sfo |
| State Reference | CA |
| 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 | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 23500 flight time type : 11000 |
| ASRS Report | 420863 |
| 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 | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While being marshalled in to gate at sfo, the aircraft's left wingtip impacted a catering truck. Wing walkers and forward marshaller were signaling that I was cleared to proceed. Minimal damage occurred, smashing left navigation light lens. Ramp personnel should be made aware of the costs, as well as the danger involved when strict adherence to aircraft clearance parameters are not followed. Suggest additional and more in-depth training for ramp personnel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737'S WING HIT A CATERING TRUCK DURING TAXI TO PARKING CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE L WING. THE MARSHALL AND WING WALKERS DID NOT STOP THE ACFT PRIOR TO HITTING THE TRUCK. THE ACFT RECEIVED A BROKEN NAV LIGHT LENS.
Narrative: WHILE BEING MARSHALLED IN TO GATE AT SFO, THE ACFT'S L WINGTIP IMPACTED A CATERING TRUCK. WING WALKERS AND FORWARD MARSHALLER WERE SIGNALING THAT I WAS CLRED TO PROCEED. MINIMAL DAMAGE OCCURRED, SMASHING L NAV LIGHT LENS. RAMP PERSONNEL SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THE COSTS, AS WELL AS THE DANGER INVOLVED WHEN STRICT ADHERENCE TO ACFT CLRNC PARAMETERS ARE NOT FOLLOWED. SUGGEST ADDITIONAL AND MORE IN-DEPTH TRAINING FOR RAMP PERSONNEL.
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.