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A B747 blew a parked van over as the aircraft was marshaled into a parking spot that required a perpendicular approach and turn into the spot.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 766464 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200712 |
| 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 |
| Weather Elements | Rain |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B747 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 |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 766464 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
While being marshalled into the parking spot in ZZZ; both captain and first officer verbalized and visually confirmed that the equipment parked along the building was clear of their path. While moving slowly along perpendicular to the parking spot; the first officer commented that the marshaller; while giving 'all clear' signals continuously; hadn't looked back at the wing at all. First officer confirmed there was wing clearance. The captain turned into the parking spot with continuous 'keep moving' signals from at least 2 marshallers. If power was applied to complete the turn; it was minimal. The parking was completed with no unusual signals from the marshallers. While deplaning; ground personnel notified the crew that a van; parking along the building; had been blown over from jetblast and people inside were injured.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B747 BLEW A PARKED VAN OVER AS THE ACFT WAS MARSHALED INTO A PARKING SPOT THAT REQUIRED A PERPENDICULAR APCH AND TURN INTO THE SPOT.
Narrative: WHILE BEING MARSHALLED INTO THE PARKING SPOT IN ZZZ; BOTH CAPT AND FO VERBALIZED AND VISUALLY CONFIRMED THAT THE EQUIP PARKED ALONG THE BUILDING WAS CLR OF THEIR PATH. WHILE MOVING SLOWLY ALONG PERPENDICULAR TO THE PARKING SPOT; THE FO COMMENTED THAT THE MARSHALLER; WHILE GIVING 'ALL CLR' SIGNALS CONTINUOUSLY; HADN'T LOOKED BACK AT THE WING AT ALL. FO CONFIRMED THERE WAS WING CLRNC. THE CAPT TURNED INTO THE PARKING SPOT WITH CONTINUOUS 'KEEP MOVING' SIGNALS FROM AT LEAST 2 MARSHALLERS. IF PWR WAS APPLIED TO COMPLETE THE TURN; IT WAS MINIMAL. THE PARKING WAS COMPLETED WITH NO UNUSUAL SIGNALS FROM THE MARSHALLERS. WHILE DEPLANING; GND PERSONNEL NOTIFIED THE CREW THAT A VAN; PARKING ALONG THE BUILDING; HAD BEEN BLOWN OVER FROM JETBLAST AND PEOPLE INSIDE WERE INJURED.
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.