An A319 flight crew inadvertently ran into the jetway with the left engine while being marshaled in.

Attributes
ACN	588919
Time
Date	200307
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	588919
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	588920
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Company Aircraft
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

On approaching the gate first officer and I visually cleared the ramp/parking area. No equipment appeared to be outside the safety line. I lined up with the lead-in line and followed marshallers' instructions. Upon approaching jetway area, I began to slow aircraft in anticipation of stopping, continuing to follow marshalers signals. I felt the aircraft make contact with something outside. I stopped the aircraft and set the parking brake. The left engine had contacted the jetway. The same scenario happened 2 weeks prior at another gate, same city, same type aircraft, different crew.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A319 FLT CREW INADVERTENTLY RAN INTO THE JETWAY WITH THE L ENG WHILE BEING MARSHALED IN.

Narrative: ON APCHING THE GATE FO AND I VISUALLY CLRED THE RAMP/PARKING AREA. NO EQUIP APPEARED TO BE OUTSIDE THE SAFETY LINE. I LINED UP WITH THE LEAD-IN LINE AND FOLLOWED MARSHALLERS' INSTRUCTIONS. UPON APCHING JETWAY AREA, I BEGAN TO SLOW ACFT IN ANTICIPATION OF STOPPING, CONTINUING TO FOLLOW MARSHALERS SIGNALS. I FELT THE ACFT MAKE CONTACT WITH SOMETHING OUTSIDE. I STOPPED THE ACFT AND SET THE PARKING BRAKE. THE L ENG HAD CONTACTED THE JETWAY. THE SAME SCENARIO HAPPENED 2 WKS PRIOR AT ANOTHER GATE, SAME CITY, SAME TYPE ACFT, DIFFERENT CREW.

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.