A B737 PIC complains of the parking procedures used by company, parking 1 wingtip over another's at ...

Attributes
ACN	535314
Time
Date	200201
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-500
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	535314
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : company policies non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : gnd 4 & 5
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Landed at msp, VFR. As we taxied in and called msp operations, they asked us if we would object to being marshalled in to gate such that our wingtip would overlap by a few ft an rj wingtip (due to a shortage of gate space). We agreed. Our right wingtip came within approximately 5 ft of right engine. This practice should be discontinued. It leaves virtually no margin for error. With the best linemen and wingwalkers in the word, you might not be able to stop in time if there was a problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 PIC COMPLAINS OF THE PARKING PROCS USED BY COMPANY, PARKING 1 WINGTIP OVER ANOTHER'S AT MSP, MN.

Narrative: LANDED AT MSP, VFR. AS WE TAXIED IN AND CALLED MSP OPS, THEY ASKED US IF WE WOULD OBJECT TO BEING MARSHALLED IN TO GATE SUCH THAT OUR WINGTIP WOULD OVERLAP BY A FEW FT AN RJ WINGTIP (DUE TO A SHORTAGE OF GATE SPACE). WE AGREED. OUR R WINGTIP CAME WITHIN APPROX 5 FT OF R ENG. THIS PRACTICE SHOULD BE DISCONTINUED. IT LEAVES VIRTUALLY NO MARGIN FOR ERROR. WITH THE BEST LINEMEN AND WINGWALKERS IN THE WORD, YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO STOP IN TIME IF THERE WAS A PROB.

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.

A B737 PIC complains of the parking procedures used by company, parking 1 wingtip over another's at msp, mn.