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The lt engine nacelle of a B757 being marshalled into a jfk gate; struck a ground cart. Poor marshalling and ramp marking contributed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 733873 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200704 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jfk.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| 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 |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 9300 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 733873 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time total : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 733874 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb other other : 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
While being marshalled into the gate the left engine cowling came into contact with a ground cart. Possible solutions: better marked lines identing sterile areas and more training of marshaller/wing walkers.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE LT ENG NACELLE OF A B757 BEING MARSHALLED INTO A JFK GATE; STRUCK A GND CART. POOR MARSHALLING AND RAMP MARKING CONTRIBUTED.
Narrative: WHILE BEING MARSHALLED INTO THE GATE THE L ENG COWLING CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A GND CART. POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS: BETTER MARKED LINES IDENTING STERILE AREAS AND MORE TRAINING OF MARSHALLER/WING WALKERS.
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.