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Jetway struck engine pod #2 of a 4-ENG air carrier when extending it for passenger deplaning, resulting in damage to the engine cowling.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 429528 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199902 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw.airport |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 429528 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : ground crew |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Jetway impacted a #2 engine pad when moving toward aircraft. Damage noted to #2 engine pod. Could have been avoided if area had been cleared prior to moving jetway. No marshaller used either. A single person operating jetway in this manner is unacceptable.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: JETWAY STRUCK ENG POD #2 OF A 4-ENG ACR WHEN EXTENDING IT FOR PAX DEPLANING, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE ENG COWLING.
Narrative: JETWAY IMPACTED A #2 ENG PAD WHEN MOVING TOWARD ACFT. DAMAGE NOTED TO #2 ENG POD. COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF AREA HAD BEEN CLRED PRIOR TO MOVING JETWAY. NO MARSHALLER USED EITHER. A SINGLE PERSON OPERATING JETWAY IN THIS MANNER IS UNACCEPTABLE.
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.