WING TIP STRUCK AN ADJACENT ACFT WHILE TAXIING FROM PARKING SPOT.
Synopsis
WING TIP STRUCK AN ADJACENT ACFT WHILE TAXIING FROM PARKING SPOT.
Narrative
TAXI FROM PARKING APPEARED NORMAL. WE HAD 2 MARSHALLERS DUE TO THE CONGESTED RAMP AND CLOSE PARKING SPOTS. ONE MARSHALLER WAS LOCATED UNDER THE R WINGTIP (NOT VISIBLE FROM COCKPIT) AND THE OTHER WAS OFF THE NOSE AT 12 O'CLOCK. THE FO CLRED THE R SIDE OF THE ACFT; AND I WAS MARSHALLED FORWARD; FOLLOWED BY A HARD L TURN. THE GUIDANCE MARSHALLER CONTINUED THE L TURN SIGNAL AND THEN GAVE US A 'THUMBS UP!' WHILE STILL ON COMPANY RAMP; RAMP CTLR CALLED US AND HAD US RETURN TO PARKING DUE TO A POSSIBLE WING TIP SCRAPE FROM THE ACFT PARKED ON OUR R SIDE. THE R LOGO LIGHT COVER WAS CRACKED BY THE STATIC WICK FROM THE OTHER ACFT. WE LATER LEARNED FROM A MAINT SUPVR WHO SAW THE INCIDENT THAT THE WING MARSHALLER ATTEMPTED TO SIGNAL THE NOSE MARSHALLER TO STOP US. HOWEVER; THE NOSE MARSHALLER WAS 'HEADS UP AND LOCKED!' AND NEVER GAVE US A STOP SIGNAL AND APPARENTLY NEVER LOOKED AT THE WING MARSHALLER! WE NEED TO TRAIN OUR MARSHALLERS TO LOOK AT THE WHOLE ACFT; AND ALL MARSHALLERS SHOULD BE IN VIEW OF THE COCKPIT!
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.