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An MD80 being guided onto a gate struck an improperly parked fuel truck incurring damage to the left wingtip.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 478137 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : parking |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| ASRS Report | 478137 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 5 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Taxi into gate xa was normal. Guidemen on both sides. Stopped as per guidemen. Nothing unusual noted. Contacted by vice president ZZZ chief pilot while in operations, told us we hit fuel truck on left wingtip. Vp ZZZ and ramp manager debriefed ZZZ chief pilot/captain. No fault was given to flight crew. Guideman did not give stop signal during last 10-15 ft of taxi to keep from hitting truck.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 BEING GUIDED ONTO A GATE STRUCK AN IMPROPERLY PARKED FUEL TRUCK INCURRING DAMAGE TO THE L WINGTIP.
Narrative: TAXI INTO GATE XA WAS NORMAL. GUIDEMEN ON BOTH SIDES. STOPPED AS PER GUIDEMEN. NOTHING UNUSUAL NOTED. CONTACTED BY VICE PRESIDENT ZZZ CHIEF PLT WHILE IN OPS, TOLD US WE HIT FUEL TRUCK ON L WINGTIP. VP ZZZ AND RAMP MGR DEBRIEFED ZZZ CHIEF PLT/CAPT. NO FAULT WAS GIVEN TO FLC. GUIDEMAN DID NOT GIVE STOP SIGNAL DURING LAST 10-15 FT OF TAXI TO KEEP FROM HITTING TRUCK.
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.