<< >> NASA ASRS Report 622322, August 2003

A B737 first officer reported that even though 3 marshallers were present during parking at iad, the left wingtip struck a catering truck.

Attributes
ACN	622322
Time
Date	200308
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iad.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	622322
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other other : lnd 4 & 5
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

During final phase of taxi into gate at iad, the left wingtip struck a catering truck causing minor damage to the back of the truck and tip of the wing. 3 marshallers were there and in position. The truck did not appear to be a threat as the captain and I turned our attention to the lead in front. No indications of a problem were given to us until we were standing in the jetway ready to leave.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 FO RPTED THAT EVEN THOUGH 3 MARSHALLERS WERE PRESENT DURING PARKING AT IAD, THE L WINGTIP STRUCK A CATERING TRUCK.

Narrative: DURING FINAL PHASE OF TAXI INTO GATE AT IAD, THE L WINGTIP STRUCK A CATERING TRUCK CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AND TIP OF THE WING. 3 MARSHALLERS WERE THERE AND IN POS. THE TRUCK DID NOT APPEAR TO BE A THREAT AS THE CAPT AND I TURNED OUR ATTN TO THE LEAD IN FRONT. NO INDICATIONS OF A PROB WERE GIVEN TO US UNTIL WE WERE STANDING IN THE JETWAY READY TO LEAVE.

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.