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An air carrier captain reported that, during taxi into the gate, the marshaller continued to signal the captain forward even after the aircraft struck a catering truck.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 480772 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Day | Tue |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 240 |
| ASRS Report | 480772 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Aircraft taxiing, gate arrival. While being marshalled into parking position, with wing walkers in place, aircraft's left wingtip came into contact with catering truck. The aircraft was then stopped and parking brake set with marshaller still giving signals to continue forward. At no time were we signaled of impending collision.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR CAPT RPTED THAT, DURING TAXI INTO THE GATE, THE MARSHALLER CONTINUED TO SIGNAL THE CAPT FORWARD EVEN AFTER THE ACFT STRUCK A CATERING TRUCK.
Narrative: ACFT TAXIING, GATE ARR. WHILE BEING MARSHALLED INTO PARKING POS, WITH WING WALKERS IN PLACE, ACFT'S L WINGTIP CAME INTO CONTACT WITH CATERING TRUCK. THE ACFT WAS THEN STOPPED AND PARKING BRAKE SET WITH MARSHALLER STILL GIVING SIGNALS TO CONTINUE FORWARD. AT NO TIME WERE WE SIGNALED OF IMPENDING COLLISION.
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.