During parking procedure, left wing tip of medium large transport struck baggage cart.

Attributes
ACN	106612
Time
Date	198902
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah
State Reference	TX
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	106612
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	106744
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Following parking marshaller instructions we taxied into a baggage cart, striking left wing tip, braking navigation light. Aircraft was on centerline 3' from final position when collision occurred. From this point I (captain) was unable to see left wing tip. Prior to taxi in all carts were outside of orange pylons, white lines were not visible from cockpit. Upon ground inspection lines have faded and need repainting.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING PARKING PROC, LEFT WING TIP OF MLG STRUCK BAGGAGE CART.

Narrative: FOLLOWING PARKING MARSHALLER INSTRUCTIONS WE TAXIED INTO A BAGGAGE CART, STRIKING LEFT WING TIP, BRAKING NAV LIGHT. ACFT WAS ON CENTERLINE 3' FROM FINAL POS WHEN COLLISION OCCURRED. FROM THIS POINT I (CAPT) WAS UNABLE TO SEE LEFT WING TIP. PRIOR TO TAXI IN ALL CARTS WERE OUTSIDE OF ORANGE PYLONS, WHITE LINES WERE NOT VISIBLE FROM COCKPIT. UPON GND INSPECTION LINES HAVE FADED AND NEED REPAINTING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.