Medium large transport wing hits a baggage cart while being parked at the gate.

Attributes
ACN	224617
Time
Date	199210
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
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	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 14142 flight time type : 9000
ASRS Report	225617
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : far non adherence 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:

Followed signalman's directions to gate. Everything normal until stopped at gate. Later was advised left wing hit bag cart producing a small 1 inch dent. Signalman did have a wingwalker at left wing. No stop signal was ever given except for stop at stop line at gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG WING HITS A BAGGAGE CART WHILE BEING PARKED AT THE GATE.

Narrative: FOLLOWED SIGNALMAN'S DIRECTIONS TO GATE. EVERYTHING NORMAL UNTIL STOPPED AT GATE. LATER WAS ADVISED L WING HIT BAG CART PRODUCING A SMALL 1 INCH DENT. SIGNALMAN DID HAVE A WINGWALKER AT L WING. NO STOP SIGNAL WAS EVER GIVEN EXCEPT FOR STOP AT STOP LINE AT GATE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.