Crj-900 flight crew reported the wingtip contacted a baggage cart while taxiing into the gate under ...

Attributes
ACN	1425678
Time
Date	201702
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	PHX.Airport
State Reference	AZ
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 900 (CRJ900)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Object

Narrative:

While being marshaled into [the] gate; the right outboard side of the winglet struck a baggage cart. Due to it being night time; heavy rain on the windows; and lots of standing water on the ramp; it made seeing the painted lines of the sterile area difficult to identify. From my vantage point in the right seat; the baggage cart appeared to be clear of the wing. It wasn't until after the wing passed the cart; [and] I saw the cart shaking side to side; I realized the wing had come in contact with the cart. It's ground handling's policy to only have one wing walker (on the left wing) while being marshaled into that gate. I and/or the captain should have insisted on having a second wing walker to cover the right wing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ-900 flight crew reported the wingtip contacted a baggage cart while taxiing into the gate under control of the Marshaller at PHX.

Narrative: While being marshaled into [the] gate; the right outboard side of the winglet struck a baggage cart. Due to it being night time; heavy rain on the windows; and lots of standing water on the ramp; it made seeing the painted lines of the sterile area difficult to identify. From my vantage point in the right seat; the baggage cart appeared to be clear of the wing. It wasn't until after the wing passed the cart; [and] I saw the cart shaking side to side; I realized the wing had come in contact with the cart. It's ground handling's policy to only have one wing walker (on the left wing) while being marshaled into that gate. I and/or the Captain should have insisted on having a second wing walker to cover the right wing.

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.

Crj-900 flight crew reported the wingtip contacted a baggage cart while taxiing into the gate under control of the marshaller at phx.