ACR HITS JETWAY WHEN PARKING BRAKE IS SET. NO PRESSURE WAS INDICATED.
Synopsis
ACR HITS JETWAY WHEN PARKING BRAKE IS SET. NO PRESSURE WAS INDICATED.
Narrative
UPON ARR AT MEX GATE; THE ACFT WAS BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THE PARKING BRAKE WAS SET. THE FO AND I THEN PROCEEDED WITH THE POSTFLT DUTIES. SHORTLY THEREAFTER; THERE WAS A BANGING ON THE SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE FO AND I BOTH LOOKED UP AND NOTICED THE GUIDEMAN SIGNALING FOR A STOP. THE FO AND I BOTH APPLIED MAX BRAKING AND BROUGHT THE ACFT TO A STOP. WHILE HOLDING THE BRAKES; I VERIFIED THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ON AND THEN LOOKED AT THE BRAKE PRESSURE INDICATOR; WHICH SHOWED NORMAL ACCUMULATOR PRESSURE BUT ZERO PRESSURE FOR THE PARKING BRAKE. I THEN RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE AND THEN RESET IT AND VERIFIED NORMAL PARKING BRAKE PRESSURE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ACFT ROLLED FORWARD APPROX 15-20 FT BEFORE IT WAS STOPPED. DURING THE MOVEMENT THE L ENG COWLING CONTACTED THE JETWAY AND RECEIVED AN APPROX 3 INCH GASH ON THE TOP OF THE COWL. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS INCIDENT WAS THE FACT THAT I WAS MOMENTARILY DISTR WHEN SETTING THE PARKING BRAKE. MY ATTN WAS DIVERTED AWAY WHEN THE FO QUERIED ABOUT SHUTTING DOWN THE #2 ENG. I LOOKED AWAY FROM THE BRAKE GAUGE TO VERIFY THAT THE APU WAS AVAILABLE. THEREFORE; I WAS NOT ABLE TO VERIFY PROPER PARKING BRAKE PRESSURE WHEN IT WAS INITIALLY SET. CLRLY FULL ATTN SHOULD BE DEVOTED TO THE MOST IMPORTANT TASK AT HAND; PRIOR TO MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.