FK10. WHEN BEING MOVED BY ACFT MARSHALLER; THE ACFT HIT A FUEL TRUCK.

Date: 2000-01 · Aircraft: Fokker 100

Anomalies: conflict-ground-conflict|critical|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|ground-event-encounter-vehicle|ground-event-encounter-other-unknown|other-hit-fuel-truck

Synopsis

FK10. WHEN BEING MOVED BY ACFT MARSHALLER; THE ACFT HIT A FUEL TRUCK.

Narrative

WE ARRIVED AT THE GATE. WE WERE MARSHALLED IN TO THE GATE AND GIVEN THE SIGNAL TO STOP THE ACFT. ONCE THE ACFT WAS STOPPED; THE PARKER THEN DECIDED TO MOVE THE ACFT FORWARD TO THE PROPER F100 STOP POINT. WE HAD ONLY BEEN STOPPED FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE WE STARTED TO MOVE AGAIN. THE PARKER THEN SIGNALED FOR US TO STOP THE ACFT ONCE AGAIN AFTER ONLY MOVING ABOUT 3 FT. JUST AS THE CAPT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND STOPPED THE ACFT; WE FELT A BUMP. WE BOTH DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY THAT MAYBE SOMEONE HAD PUT THE CHOCKS IN FRONT OF THE TIRE A LITTLE TOO EARLY. THE CAPT DECIDED TO DO THE WALKAROUND INSPECTION AND INVESTIGATE FURTHER THE BUMP WE FELT. AS HE WALKED AROUND THE ACFT; HE FOUND THAT THE FUEL TRUCK HAD STRUCK THE R WING CAUSING DAMAGE. I MIGHT ADD AS WE TURNED IN TO THE GATE TO PARK; THE CLR AREA HAD NO VEHICLES IN IT. TALKING TO THE FUELER HE TOLD US THAT WHEN THE ACFT STOPPED THE FIRST TIM HE BACKED HIS TRUCK UP TO THE WING AND BEGAN FILLING OUT HIS PAPERWORK WITH HIS HEAD LOOKING DOWN. WHEN HE NOTICED OUT OF THE CORNER OF HIS EYE THAT THE ACFT WAS ONCE AGAIN MOVING; HE TRIED TO MOVE HIS TRUCK BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO IN SUCH A SHORT TIME.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.