B777 aircraft is towed in to jetbridge and left engine is damaged at rdu.

Attributes
ACN	566716
Time
Date	200211
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rdu.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : tri.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 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	566716
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	566718
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other other : 5
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

After lining up on lead-in line for gate, we shut down both engines and had ground crew hook up tow bar. The jetbridge was out of the way, but appeared to be being raised from an S80 ht to the B777 level. Ground crew had us release the brakes and then towed us in. Everything appeared normal until we stopped. Nobody talked to us for about 1 min, then the ground crew advised us that the aircraft had struck the jetbridge.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B777 ACFT IS TOWED IN TO JETBRIDGE AND L ENG IS DAMAGED AT RDU.

Narrative: AFTER LINING UP ON LEAD-IN LINE FOR GATE, WE SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGS AND HAD GND CREW HOOK UP TOW BAR. THE JETBRIDGE WAS OUT OF THE WAY, BUT APPEARED TO BE BEING RAISED FROM AN S80 HT TO THE B777 LEVEL. GND CREW HAD US RELEASE THE BRAKES AND THEN TOWED US IN. EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL UNTIL WE STOPPED. NOBODY TALKED TO US FOR ABOUT 1 MIN, THEN THE GND CREW ADVISED US THAT THE ACFT HAD STRUCK THE JETBRIDGE.

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.