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An MD80 taxiing from terminal to hangar area and following the guide man's instructions; the aircraft sustained wingtip damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 664993 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200507 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cpr.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 664993 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : manuals contributing factor : briefing |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was driving (taxiing) aircraft from terminal to hangar on south ramp. I followed the guide man's instructions to our parking spot. I never lost sight of my guide man. I was informed; after parking; that we had an accident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 TAXIING FROM TERMINAL TO HANGAR AREA AND FOLLOWING THE GUIDE MAN'S INSTRUCTIONS; THE ACFT SUSTAINED WINGTIP DAMAGE.
Narrative: I WAS DRIVING (TAXIING) ACFT FROM TERMINAL TO HANGAR ON S RAMP. I FOLLOWED THE GUIDE MAN'S INSTRUCTIONS TO OUR PARKING SPOT. I NEVER LOST SIGHT OF MY GUIDE MAN. I WAS INFORMED; AFTER PARKING; THAT WE HAD AN ACCIDENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.