Air carrier flight hits jet bridge on taxi-in at vidp.

Attributes
ACN	463208
Time
Date	200002
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vidp.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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 : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	463208
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	463604
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 4
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After landing on runway 28 at delhi, india, we taxied clear of the runway and awaited a parking assignment. After a brief delay we were assigned a gate by ground control, and proceeded to the gate area. There was no ground staff at the gate. Upon arrival at the gate we saw what appeared to be a marshal facing the aircraft, standing on the centerline. As we proceeded slowly into the gate the flight engineer asked if I saw the lights of the guidance system, I said yes. The captain advised me that he thought we were left of center and at that point, by positive xfer, I released control of the aircraft to him. Almost immediately we stopped and he asked if we had hit something, then the marshal held up crossed fists. The flight engineer went back to check our position and confirmed we had hit the jetway midway between the #1 and #2 engines.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR FLT HITS JET BRIDGE ON TAXI-IN AT VIDP.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG ON RWY 28 AT DELHI, INDIA, WE TAXIED CLR OF THE RWY AND AWAITED A PARKING ASSIGNMENT. AFTER A BRIEF DELAY WE WERE ASSIGNED A GATE BY GND CTL, AND PROCEEDED TO THE GATE AREA. THERE WAS NO GND STAFF AT THE GATE. UPON ARR AT THE GATE WE SAW WHAT APPEARED TO BE A MARSHAL FACING THE ACFT, STANDING ON THE CTRLINE. AS WE PROCEEDED SLOWLY INTO THE GATE THE FE ASKED IF I SAW THE LIGHTS OF THE GUIDANCE SYS, I SAID YES. THE CAPT ADVISED ME THAT HE THOUGHT WE WERE L OF CTR AND AT THAT POINT, BY POSITIVE XFER, I RELEASED CTL OF THE ACFT TO HIM. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY WE STOPPED AND HE ASKED IF WE HAD HIT SOMETHING, THEN THE MARSHAL HELD UP CROSSED FISTS. THE FE WENT BACK TO CHK OUR POS AND CONFIRMED WE HAD HIT THE JETWAY MIDWAY BTWN THE #1 AND #2 ENGS.

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.