B757 crew hit a hose reel while parking at the gate.

Attributes
ACN	558765
Time
Date	200209
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	558765
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Remarks regarding parking at night. After parking in atl, a disembarking passenger mentioned to me that he saw a hose reel of some type bump into the left engine. I looked on nacelle and found no damage. I asked at least 4 ground personnel if they saw anything, they had not. I decided to have maintenance check it on the overnight. They signed off the log that nothing was found. The next morning at departure, I made the effort to look again. I noticed a 1 1/2 inch yellow paint scuff on the bottom of cowling about 5 inches from nacelle lip. Maintenance checked again and found no damage to engine. Not sure of origin of paint. When I first looked at engine, the hose reel was located approximately 30 ft away from aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CREW HIT A HOSE REEL WHILE PARKING AT THE GATE.

Narrative: REMARKS REGARDING PARKING AT NIGHT. AFTER PARKING IN ATL, A DISEMBARKING PAX MENTIONED TO ME THAT HE SAW A HOSE REEL OF SOME TYPE BUMP INTO THE L ENG. I LOOKED ON NACELLE AND FOUND NO DAMAGE. I ASKED AT LEAST 4 GND PERSONNEL IF THEY SAW ANYTHING, THEY HAD NOT. I DECIDED TO HAVE MAINT CHK IT ON THE OVERNIGHT. THEY SIGNED OFF THE LOG THAT NOTHING WAS FOUND. THE NEXT MORNING AT DEP, I MADE THE EFFORT TO LOOK AGAIN. I NOTICED A 1 1/2 INCH YELLOW PAINT SCUFF ON THE BOTTOM OF COWLING ABOUT 5 INCHES FROM NACELLE LIP. MAINT CHKED AGAIN AND FOUND NO DAMAGE TO ENG. NOT SURE OF ORIGIN OF PAINT. WHEN I FIRST LOOKED AT ENG, THE HOSE REEL WAS LOCATED APPROX 30 FT AWAY FROM ACFT.

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.