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#1 engine strike on jetway during a night operation as PIC of B737-800 finishes his parking procedure at the gate at atl, GA.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 540973 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200202 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : atl.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : hnl.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 1300 |
| ASRS Report | 540973 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : gnd 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
As we pulled into the gate at atl, the aircraft struck the jetway with the #1 engine. The captain stopped the jet when the parking light system showed a red light. After several mins of sitting there with no one talking to us or the jetway moving toward the deplaning door, the captain opened his window to talk to the ground personnel. It was then that we were informed that the jetway had been struck by the #1 engine. After the aircraft and jetway were examined, the jetway was finally moved. There was a small scratch and dent on top of the #1 engine nacelle. On further observation and investigation, it was determined that the jetway was not parked in the proper place to receive our arrival. There was an agent in the jetway during our arrival.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: #1 ENG STRIKE ON JETWAY DURING A NIGHT OP AS PIC OF B737-800 FINISHES HIS PARKING PROC AT THE GATE AT ATL, GA.
Narrative: AS WE PULLED INTO THE GATE AT ATL, THE ACFT STRUCK THE JETWAY WITH THE #1 ENG. THE CAPT STOPPED THE JET WHEN THE PARKING LIGHT SYS SHOWED A RED LIGHT. AFTER SEVERAL MINS OF SITTING THERE WITH NO ONE TALKING TO US OR THE JETWAY MOVING TOWARD THE DEPLANING DOOR, THE CAPT OPENED HIS WINDOW TO TALK TO THE GND PERSONNEL. IT WAS THEN THAT WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE JETWAY HAD BEEN STRUCK BY THE #1 ENG. AFTER THE ACFT AND JETWAY WERE EXAMINED, THE JETWAY WAS FINALLY MOVED. THERE WAS A SMALL SCRATCH AND DENT ON TOP OF THE #1 ENG NACELLE. ON FURTHER OBSERVATION AND INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE JETWAY WAS NOT PARKED IN THE PROPER PLACE TO RECEIVE OUR ARR. THERE WAS AN AGENT IN THE JETWAY DURING OUR ARR.
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.