A catering truck hit an air carrier medium large transport while they were both parking.

Attributes
ACN	278644
Time
Date	199407
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
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	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	278644
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Being marshalled in at gate, within about 1 ft of being parked, a catering truck backed into our left wing tip. There were no obstacles in our taxi area or within the white lines (all clear). Maintenance was notified and minimum damage was noted. (Scratched lens and broken static wick). The marshal saw the truck backing up, but it was too late. We did not know until after we were parked and leaving the aircraft. More vigilance must be made on all ramps and gates.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CATERING TRUCK HIT AN ACR MLG WHILE THEY WERE BOTH PARKING.

Narrative: BEING MARSHALLED IN AT GATE, WITHIN ABOUT 1 FT OF BEING PARKED, A CATERING TRUCK BACKED INTO OUR L WING TIP. THERE WERE NO OBSTACLES IN OUR TAXI AREA OR WITHIN THE WHITE LINES (ALL CLR). MAINT WAS NOTIFIED AND MINIMUM DAMAGE WAS NOTED. (SCRATCHED LENS AND BROKEN STATIC WICK). THE MARSHAL SAW THE TRUCK BACKING UP, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. WE DID NOT KNOW UNTIL AFTER WE WERE PARKED AND LEAVING THE ACFT. MORE VIGILANCE MUST BE MADE ON ALL RAMPS AND GATES.

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.