L1011 taxiing into gate has jet blast blow baggage carts into parked B727.

Attributes
ACN	312760
Time
Date	199508
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga
State Reference	NY
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	L-1011 Tri-Star All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3821 flight time type : 3015
ASRS Report	312760
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While taxiing into gate X at lga my aircraft's jet blast blew 2 connected baggage carts into a parked boeing 727 aircraft. I was taxiing on the taxi line with all engines running which is the procedure. I taxied as directed into gate. My aircraft weight was approximately 306000 pounds which required only idle power to continue moving. When directed to stop for parking at the gate, I shut down the engine. I was later notified that my aircraft had blown the carts into the B727 parked behind gate Y. I inspected the scene and found that the carts had moved across the ramp and struck the B727 below and aft of the entry door. I noticed the 2 carts were hooked together and the brakes had not been set. (The tongue was down and there was no skid marks.) I feel that if the baggage carts had the brakes set this situation would not have happened. There was other carts and equipment in the area which was set with brakes or chocks and there was no movement of it. This is a congested area, and with aircraft taxiing in the area, more attention should be made to secure all equipment in the area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: L1011 TAXIING INTO GATE HAS JET BLAST BLOW BAGGAGE CARTS INTO PARKED B727.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING INTO GATE X AT LGA MY ACFT'S JET BLAST BLEW 2 CONNECTED BAGGAGE CARTS INTO A PARKED BOEING 727 ACFT. I WAS TAXIING ON THE TAXI LINE WITH ALL ENGS RUNNING WHICH IS THE PROC. I TAXIED AS DIRECTED INTO GATE. MY ACFT WT WAS APPROX 306000 LBS WHICH REQUIRED ONLY IDLE PWR TO CONTINUE MOVING. WHEN DIRECTED TO STOP FOR PARKING AT THE GATE, I SHUT DOWN THE ENG. I WAS LATER NOTIFIED THAT MY ACFT HAD BLOWN THE CARTS INTO THE B727 PARKED BEHIND GATE Y. I INSPECTED THE SCENE AND FOUND THAT THE CARTS HAD MOVED ACROSS THE RAMP AND STRUCK THE B727 BELOW AND AFT OF THE ENTRY DOOR. I NOTICED THE 2 CARTS WERE HOOKED TOGETHER AND THE BRAKES HAD NOT BEEN SET. (THE TONGUE WAS DOWN AND THERE WAS NO SKID MARKS.) I FEEL THAT IF THE BAGGAGE CARTS HAD THE BRAKES SET THIS SIT WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. THERE WAS OTHER CARTS AND EQUIP IN THE AREA WHICH WAS SET WITH BRAKES OR CHOCKS AND THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT OF IT. THIS IS A CONGESTED AREA, AND WITH ACFT TAXIING IN THE AREA, MORE ATTN SHOULD BE MADE TO SECURE ALL EQUIP IN THE AREA.

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.