Air carrier flight crew reported their right wing tip impacted a catering truck parked behind the do...

Attributes
ACN	1356756
Time
Date	201605
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	Taxi
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural FAR Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown Ground Event / Encounter Vehicle

Narrative:

Taxiing north on K; assigned spot X for [our] gate. Made left turn. Catering truck was parked behind double yellow line by the island; off the right wing. I was on my line for [our spot] taxing west prior to turning north for gate to clear [at spot Y]. Got a call from back of aircraft. First officer answered phone and told me to stop. I was informed at that time; the right wing had struck the catering truck. Contacted ramp; and informed them of the damage. Contacted the union; and was informed to pull cvr; contact maintenance; chief pilot on duty and make log book entry.better markings and lines that would designate inadequate clearance for aircraft and obstacles.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier flight crew reported their right wing tip impacted a catering truck parked behind the double yellow. The Captain stopped and assessed the situation; then continued to the gate for maintenance.

Narrative: Taxiing North on K; assigned spot X for [our] gate. Made left turn. Catering truck was parked behind double yellow line by the island; off the right wing. I was on my line for [our spot] taxing west prior to turning north for gate to clear [at spot Y]. Got a call from back of aircraft. First Officer answered phone and told me to stop. I was informed at that time; the right wing had struck the catering truck. Contacted ramp; and informed them of the damage. Contacted the Union; and was informed to pull CVR; contact maintenance; Chief Pilot on Duty and make Log book entry.Better markings and lines that would designate inadequate clearance for aircraft and obstacles.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

Air carrier flight crew reported their right wing tip impacted a catering truck parked behind the double yellow. The captain stopped and assessed the situation; then continued to the gate for maintenance.