DC9 crew hit construction trailer on taxi-in.

Attributes
ACN	443289
Time
Date	199907
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iln.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	443289
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

While taxiing in to our ramp area to park, left wing slat made contact with a construction trailer parked off the side of taxiway. We were cleared to taxi to our parking spot via taxiway D1 (wilmington, oh, iln) which had construction going on on both sides of taxiway. The construction area on the right is lighted and the construction area on the left is unlighted and very dark. The construction trailer was painted black and left approximately 37 ft from the taxiway centerline. The taxiway is very narrow with barricades on the left side and light poles and other equipment along the right side. The captain was taxiing the aircraft on the centerline and neither he, nor I, or our jump seater saw the construction trailer as we approached. The captain caught a glimpse of the trailer out of the corner of his eye but it was too late to stop. I never saw the trailer or felt the contact. We taxied to our parking spot and parked. Postflt inspection verified that we did hit the trailer. The visible damage to the aircraft consisted of 2 dents and a scrape in the left wing slat.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 CREW HIT CONSTRUCTION TRAILER ON TAXI-IN.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING IN TO OUR RAMP AREA TO PARK, L WING SLAT MADE CONTACT WITH A CONSTRUCTION TRAILER PARKED OFF THE SIDE OF TXWY. WE WERE CLRED TO TAXI TO OUR PARKING SPOT VIA TXWY D1 (WILMINGTON, OH, ILN) WHICH HAD CONSTRUCTION GOING ON ON BOTH SIDES OF TXWY. THE CONSTRUCTION AREA ON THE R IS LIGHTED AND THE CONSTRUCTION AREA ON THE L IS UNLIGHTED AND VERY DARK. THE CONSTRUCTION TRAILER WAS PAINTED BLACK AND L APPROX 37 FT FROM THE TXWY CTRLINE. THE TXWY IS VERY NARROW WITH BARRICADES ON THE L SIDE AND LIGHT POLES AND OTHER EQUIP ALONG THE R SIDE. THE CAPT WAS TAXIING THE ACFT ON THE CTRLINE AND NEITHER HE, NOR I, OR OUR JUMP SEATER SAW THE CONSTRUCTION TRAILER AS WE APCHED. THE CAPT CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF THE TRAILER OUT OF THE CORNER OF HIS EYE BUT IT WAS TOO LATE TO STOP. I NEVER SAW THE TRAILER OR FELT THE CONTACT. WE TAXIED TO OUR PARKING SPOT AND PARKED. POSTFLT INSPECTION VERIFIED THAT WE DID HIT THE TRAILER. THE VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE ACFT CONSISTED OF 2 DENTS AND A SCRAPE IN THE L WING SLAT.

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.