A319 flight crew reported contacting a catering truck during pushback from the gate.

Attributes
ACN	1419740
Time
Date	201701
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Vehicle

Narrative:

Aircraft was pushed into catering truck on push back from gate. Failure of wing walker to stop tug driver before wing tip struck the back of the catering truck. Catering truck being over the clear line at the gate. Low visibility due to heavy rain; high winds; and darkness. I have no idea why the personnel working could not do their jobs. It is a simple task to signal the tug driver if the wing is going to contact something.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 flight crew reported contacting a catering truck during pushback from the gate.

Narrative: Aircraft was pushed into catering truck on push back from gate. Failure of wing walker to stop tug driver before wing tip struck the back of the catering truck. Catering truck being over the clear line at the gate. Low visibility due to heavy rain; high winds; and darkness. I have no idea why the personnel working could not do their jobs. It is a simple task to signal the tug driver if the wing is going to contact something.

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.