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A B737-300 ramp gate marshaler stopped the aircraft too far forward causing an aircraft's engine to go under a jetway missing it by inches.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 720493 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sea.airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| 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 : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 720493 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
The guideman stopped me too far forward on the wrong stop line. The jetway driver informed me that the left engine went under the jetway and cleared by only inches. I informed sea operations and a supervisor was called. I do not know what the guideman was looking at.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 RAMP GATE MARSHALER STOPPED THE ACFT TOO FAR FORWARD CAUSING AN ACFT'S ENG TO GO UNDER A JETWAY MISSING IT BY INCHES.
Narrative: THE GUIDEMAN STOPPED ME TOO FAR FORWARD ON THE WRONG STOP LINE. THE JETWAY DRIVER INFORMED ME THAT THE L ENG WENT UNDER THE JETWAY AND CLRED BY ONLY INCHES. I INFORMED SEA OPS AND A SUPVR WAS CALLED. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE GUIDEMAN WAS LOOKING AT.
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.