Narrative:

As we taxied into the gate area I noticed a baggage tug parked ahead of the aircraft well off to right. As we approached the lead-in line the tug moved forward a few ft in the direction of the lead-in line and then stopped still well short of the path of the aircraft's right wingtip. I proceeded to taxi the aircraft remaining on the center of the lead-in line and under the direction of a mechanic who was positioned in the vicinity of the normal stop point. The mechanic gave a normal stop signal as we approached the jetway and we shut the engines down and set the brakes. The mechanic then disappeared under the nose of the aircraft. He reappeared in a moment and gave us the chock and external power connected signal. We then read the parking and securing checklist and left the aircraft. On arriving home, I was called by dispatch and asked for information about a baggage cart that struck the right engine cowling. I reported not seeing, hearing or feeling anything while aboard the aircraft and opined that if the incident did occur it must have occurred after the aircraft was parked. The dispatcher then phone patched us to maintenance control who informed us that his sources indicated that when the incident occurred the aircraft was not under power. As stated above, I neither saw, felt, nor heard any collision while aboard the aircraft. I was also under the direct control of a mechanic while taxiing in the gate area and that mechanic never gave any indication that anything abnormal had occurred.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR WAS TOLD BY DISPATCH THAT HE HAD ALLEGEDLY HIT A BAGGAGE CART WHILE TAXIING INTO THE GATE.

Narrative: AS WE TAXIED INTO THE GATE AREA I NOTICED A BAGGAGE TUG PARKED AHEAD OF THE ACFT WELL OFF TO R. AS WE APCHED THE LEAD-IN LINE THE TUG MOVED FORWARD A FEW FT IN THE DIRECTION OF THE LEAD-IN LINE AND THEN STOPPED STILL WELL SHORT OF THE PATH OF THE ACFT'S R WINGTIP. I PROCEEDED TO TAXI THE ACFT REMAINING ON THE CTR OF THE LEAD-IN LINE AND UNDER THE DIRECTION OF A MECH WHO WAS POSITIONED IN THE VICINITY OF THE NORMAL STOP POINT. THE MECH GAVE A NORMAL STOP SIGNAL AS WE APCHED THE JETWAY AND WE SHUT THE ENGS DOWN AND SET THE BRAKES. THE MECH THEN DISAPPEARED UNDER THE NOSE OF THE ACFT. HE REAPPEARED IN A MOMENT AND GAVE US THE CHOCK AND EXTERNAL PWR CONNECTED SIGNAL. WE THEN READ THE PARKING AND SECURING CHKLIST AND LEFT THE ACFT. ON ARRIVING HOME, I WAS CALLED BY DISPATCH AND ASKED FOR INFO ABOUT A BAGGAGE CART THAT STRUCK THE R ENG COWLING. I RPTED NOT SEEING, HEARING OR FEELING ANYTHING WHILE ABOARD THE ACFT AND OPINED THAT IF THE INCIDENT DID OCCUR IT MUST HAVE OCCURRED AFTER THE ACFT WAS PARKED. THE DISPATCHER THEN PHONE PATCHED US TO MAINT CTL WHO INFORMED US THAT HIS SOURCES INDICATED THAT WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED THE ACFT WAS NOT UNDER PWR. AS STATED ABOVE, I NEITHER SAW, FELT, NOR HEARD ANY COLLISION WHILE ABOARD THE ACFT. I WAS ALSO UNDER THE DIRECT CTL OF A MECH WHILE TAXIING IN THE GATE AREA AND THAT MECH NEVER GAVE ANY INDICATION THAT ANYTHING ABNORMAL HAD OCCURRED.

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.