Narrative:

I had reviewed fom pages fra 10-7A, 10.30.1, 10.30.3, 10.30.6 prior to arrival, and was surprised that the fom description of the parking guidance system differed from that installed. The sun was shining brightly on the terminal building. As we approached the stop point, the fluorescent light tube was obscured by the bright sunlight. I stopped the airplane, but unfortunately too late. Unknown to us, the left engine cowl had contacted the jetway. After engine shutdown, a mechanic came to the cockpit, and informed me that we had contacted the jetway. I later walked down onto the ramp, to inspect the damage. It appeared to me that the jetway had previously been used on a smaller aircraft, and had not been raised to accommodate a B777.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B-777 IS BLINDED BY THE SUNLIGHT WHILE PARKING THE ACFT WHICH INADVERTENTLY LED THE ACFT'S L ENG TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE JETBRIDGE.

Narrative: I HAD REVIEWED FOM PAGES FRA 10-7A, 10.30.1, 10.30.3, 10.30.6 PRIOR TO ARR, AND WAS SURPRISED THAT THE FOM DESCRIPTION OF THE PARKING GUIDANCE SYS DIFFERED FROM THAT INSTALLED. THE SUN WAS SHINING BRIGHTLY ON THE TERMINAL BUILDING. AS WE APCHED THE STOP POINT, THE FLUORESCENT LIGHT TUBE WAS OBSCURED BY THE BRIGHT SUNLIGHT. I STOPPED THE AIRPLANE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY TOO LATE. UNKNOWN TO US, THE L ENG COWL HAD CONTACTED THE JETWAY. AFTER ENG SHUTDOWN, A MECH CAME TO THE COCKPIT, AND INFORMED ME THAT WE HAD CONTACTED THE JETWAY. I LATER WALKED DOWN ONTO THE RAMP, TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE. IT APPEARED TO ME THAT THE JETWAY HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN USED ON A SMALLER ACFT, AND HAD NOT BEEN RAISED TO ACCOMMODATE A B777.

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.