A DC8 caused a cargo container to strike a parked B727 at bdl.

Attributes
ACN	447510
Time
Date	199908
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bdl.airport
State Reference	CT
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-8F
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	447510
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other other : 4
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

Aircraft #1 arrived in bdl and proceeded to emergency parking area. Aircraft #1 stopped short of parking area and observed the marshaller directing aircraft #2 to remote parking area. After arriving at remote area, flight crew was informed that a cargo container was blown into aircraft #2.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC8 CAUSED A CARGO CONTAINER TO STRIKE A PARKED B727 AT BDL.

Narrative: ACFT #1 ARRIVED IN BDL AND PROCEEDED TO EMER PARKING AREA. ACFT #1 STOPPED SHORT OF PARKING AREA AND OBSERVED THE MARSHALLER DIRECTING ACFT #2 TO REMOTE PARKING AREA. AFTER ARRIVING AT REMOTE AREA, FLC WAS INFORMED THAT A CARGO CONTAINER WAS BLOWN INTO ACFT #2.

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.