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Despite the presence of two wing walkers and a marshaller; an E170 struck a catering truck while parking.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 848537 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200908 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ATL.Airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 170/175 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Vehicle |
Narrative:
As we pulled into the gate; we saw two wing walkers and one marshaller in position with the 'ok to proceed' signals. We then proceeded into the gate until we felt a jolt. At that point; the marshaller had us shutdown the engine. The left wingtip had struck a catering truck.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Despite the presence of two wing walkers and a marshaller; an E170 struck a catering truck while parking.
Narrative: As we pulled into the gate; we saw two wing walkers and one marshaller in position with the 'OK to proceed' signals. We then proceeded into the gate until we felt a jolt. At that point; the marshaller had us shutdown the engine. The left wingtip had struck a catering truck.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.