An airbus 320's #1 engine ingested the air conditioning hose taxiing into the gate at cmh.

Attributes
ACN	438053
Time
Date	199905
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cmh.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 12300 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	438053
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : fod non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Upon arrival at cmh, taxied into gate. Marshaller and wing walkers in place with lighted wands. As aircraft entered gate, aircraft slowed and increased thrust at approximately 4-6 ft prior to stop line. Ingested air conditioning duct into #1 engine. Shut down #1 engine, then shut down #2 engine. Aircraft towed the rest of the way into the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIRBUS 320'S #1 ENG INGESTED THE AIR CONDITIONING HOSE TAXIING INTO THE GATE AT CMH.

Narrative: UPON ARR AT CMH, TAXIED INTO GATE. MARSHALLER AND WING WALKERS IN PLACE WITH LIGHTED WANDS. AS ACFT ENTERED GATE, ACFT SLOWED AND INCREASED THRUST AT APPROX 4-6 FT PRIOR TO STOP LINE. INGESTED AIR CONDITIONING DUCT INTO #1 ENG. SHUT DOWN #1 ENG, THEN SHUT DOWN #2 ENG. ACFT TOWED THE REST OF THE WAY INTO THE GATE.

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.