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Flight crew of a super MD80 did not have any lead-in or boundary lines on the ramp to guide them to the gate. There were the usual baggage carts parked on the side of which had to be avoided with their wingtip.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 427822 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : aus |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| ASRS Report | 427822 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Airport | other physical facility |
Narrative:
Attempting to park at dfw gate abc. I found no lead-in lines at any of the gates. We were parking at gate abc and not only did we not see any lead-in lines, we did not see wingtip clearance lines -- especially to the right side, there were a sea of baggage carts parked. Either all those baggage carts need to be removed, or red clearance lines need to be painted -- before we encounter a collision between wingtip and ground equipment in that area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A SUPER MD80 DID NOT HAVE ANY LEAD-IN OR BOUNDARY LINES ON THE RAMP TO GUIDE THEM TO THE GATE. THERE WERE THE USUAL BAGGAGE CARTS PARKED ON THE SIDE OF WHICH HAD TO BE AVOIDED WITH THEIR WINGTIP.
Narrative: ATTEMPTING TO PARK AT DFW GATE ABC. I FOUND NO LEAD-IN LINES AT ANY OF THE GATES. WE WERE PARKING AT GATE ABC AND NOT ONLY DID WE NOT SEE ANY LEAD-IN LINES, WE DID NOT SEE WINGTIP CLRNC LINES -- ESPECIALLY TO THE R SIDE, THERE WERE A SEA OF BAGGAGE CARTS PARKED. EITHER ALL THOSE BAGGAGE CARTS NEED TO BE REMOVED, OR RED CLRNC LINES NEED TO BE PAINTED -- BEFORE WE ENCOUNTER A COLLISION BTWN WINGTIP AND GND EQUIP IN THAT 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.