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First officer reported that the aircraft marshaller failed to stop the aircraft prior to contacting a stationary tug during taxi to the gate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 669825 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200508 |
| 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 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| 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 : flight engineer pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 14600 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 669825 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
We were taxiing to gate. We were following the marshaller's commands coming into the gate and the gate area appeared to be clear of any obstructions. The marshaller was directing us forward when we heard a 'crunching' noise. The captain immediately set the parking brake. At this time the marshaller was still directing us forward. Not until after the captain had set the parking brake did the marshaller give the stop command. I then called maintenance to come and inspect the aircraft for damage. It appeared the radome had come in contact with a tug and the nose of the aircraft was still several ft short of the yellow line. The captain made an appropriate logbook entry.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FO RPTED THAT THE ACFT MARSHALLER FAILED TO STOP THE ACFT PRIOR TO CONTACTING A STATIONARY TUG DURING TAXI TO THE GATE.
Narrative: WE WERE TAXIING TO GATE. WE WERE FOLLOWING THE MARSHALLER'S COMMANDS COMING INTO THE GATE AND THE GATE AREA APPEARED TO BE CLEAR OF ANY OBSTRUCTIONS. THE MARSHALLER WAS DIRECTING US FORWARD WHEN WE HEARD A 'CRUNCHING' NOISE. THE CAPT IMMEDIATELY SET THE PARKING BRAKE. AT THIS TIME THE MARSHALLER WAS STILL DIRECTING US FORWARD. NOT UNTIL AFTER THE CAPT HAD SET THE PARKING BRAKE DID THE MARSHALLER GIVE THE STOP COMMAND. I THEN CALLED MAINT TO COME AND INSPECT THE ACFT FOR DAMAGE. IT APPEARED THE RADOME HAD COME IN CONTACT WITH A TUG AND THE NOSE OF THE ACFT WAS STILL SEVERAL FT SHORT OF THE YELLOW LINE. THE CAPT MADE AN APPROPRIATE LOGBOOK ENTRY.
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.