Aircraft strikes ground cart during parking.

Attributes
ACN	290076
Time
Date	199411
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bos
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	290076
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After landing in pit, we taxied to the ramp. Ramp control directed us to gate B. As we approached the gate, a marshaller appeared to direct us. The captain followed the marshaller's signals. The parking of the aircraft was normal. I did not observe any objects in the safety area as we approached the gate, but a day later, I was informed that we had struck a baggage cart causing slight damage to an engine cowl.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT STRIKES GND CART DURING PARKING.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG IN PIT, WE TAXIED TO THE RAMP. RAMP CTL DIRECTED US TO GATE B. AS WE APCHED THE GATE, A MARSHALLER APPEARED TO DIRECT US. THE CAPT FOLLOWED THE MARSHALLER'S SIGNALS. THE PARKING OF THE ACFT WAS NORMAL. I DID NOT OBSERVE ANY OBJECTS IN THE SAFETY AREA AS WE APCHED THE GATE, BUT A DAY LATER, I WAS INFORMED THAT WE HAD STRUCK A BAGGAGE CART CAUSING SLIGHT DAMAGE TO AN ENG COWL.

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.