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FAA incident report · Airbus Industrie A320-232 · Las Vegas, NV · June 6, 2012

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Date
June 6, 2012 · 23:03 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Airport
Mccarran Internationial Airpor
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
USAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N665AW
Reported as
Airbus Industrie A320-232
Reported engine
IAE V2500SERIES
People aboard
135
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N665AWRegistered now · Airbus Industrie A320-232S/N 1644 · Built 2001Airframe modelAirbus Industrie A320-232Engine modelIAE V2500SERIESTurbo-jet

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft arrived at gate A12 and after reaching the stop line, for that particular type of aircraft, the air crew was given the stop signal (crossed wands) by the marshaler, the pilot stopped the aircraft and set the parking brake. The pilot then released the parking brake after what he believed was the chocks are in place signal. The marsheler stated he maintained the stop signal because the chocks were not in place. During this time the jet bridge operator began moving the jet bridge into place. Once the parking brake was released the aircraft rolled forward 14 feet, this caused the left engine and left forward part of the engine pylon (#1) to contact the jet bridge. According to us airways cmo, the pilots files an asap. As a result of the spm, the erc recommended training and observation for the captain which is currently underway. Based on the information supplied in the asap report and the discussion of the spm, the erc concluded there was no actoin required for the first officer.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT GATE A12 AND AFTER REACHING THE STOP LINE, FOR THAT PARTICULAR TYPE OF AIRCRAFT, THE AIR CREW WAS GIVEN THE STOP SIGNAL (CROSSED WANDS) BY THE MARSHALER, THE PILOT STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT AND SET THE PARKING BRAKE. THE PILOT THEN RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE AFTER WHAT HE BELIEVED WAS THE CHOCKS ARE IN PLACE SIGNAL. THE MARSHELER STATED HE MAINTAINED THE STOP SIGNAL BECAUSE THE CHOCKS WERE NOT IN PLACE. DURING THIS TIME THE JET BRIDGE OPERATOR BEGAN MOVING THE JET BRIDGE INTO PLACE. ONCE THE PARKING BRAKE WAS RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED FORWARD 14 FEET, THIS CAUSED THE LEFT ENGINE AND LEFT FORWARD PART OF THE ENGINE PYLON (#1) TO CONTACT THE JET BRIDGE. ACCORDING TO US AIRWAYS CMO, THE PILOTS FILES AN ASAP. AS A RESULT OF THE SPM, THE ERC RECOMMENDED TRAINING AND OBSERVATION FOR THE CAPTAIN WHICH IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. BASED ON THE INFORMATION SUPPLIED IN THE ASAP REPORT AND THE DISCUSSION OF THE SPM, THE ERC CONCLUDED THERE WAS NO ACTOIN REQUIRED FOR THE FIRST OFFICER.