Widebody transport taxi to gate with ground guidance. Struck tug.

Attributes
ACN	121028
Time
Date	198908
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 320 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	121028
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Taxiing up to gate, #1 engine cowling struck a ground tug. Aircraft was guided in by agent. Aircraft was on yellow line and stopped on appropriate stop line. Maintenance informed crew of incident after deplaning. Ground guide indicated sun was in his eyes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB TAXI TO GATE WITH GND GUIDANCE. STRUCK TUG.

Narrative: TAXIING UP TO GATE, #1 ENG COWLING STRUCK A GND TUG. ACFT WAS GUIDED IN BY AGENT. ACFT WAS ON YELLOW LINE AND STOPPED ON APPROPRIATE STOP LINE. MAINT INFORMED CREW OF INCIDENT AFTER DEPLANING. GND GUIDE INDICATED SUN WAS IN HIS EYES.

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.