MD80. Crew, under direction from a ground marshaller and 2 wing walkers hit a catering truck.

Attributes
ACN	420107
Time
Date	199811
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	420107
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Wingtip catering truck contact. Aircraft was on the lead-in line for gate ab at dfw with a guideman and a wing walker on each side of the aircraft. At approximately 20 ft from the final gate position I felt a sudden and unusual jolt on the aircraft. Immediately thereafter the guideman gave a stop signal. He appeared to check the right side of the aircraft and then proceeded to motion me forward to the final gate position. Neither myself nor the first officer observed a stop signal or anything unusual prior to the impact. The first officer did observe a wing walker on the right side of the aircraft immediately after the impact. I had noticed the catering truck on the right side of the gate area prior to turning in on the lead-in line. The truck was moving forward towards the tail of an aircraft on the next gate AC and appeared to be out of the way. As I approached the gate on the lead-in line I concentrated on following the guideman's signals and could not see the truck. The impact felt like a mild bump from inside the aircraft and no injuries were reported by passenger or flight attendants. The seat belt sign was on.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80. CREW, UNDER DIRECTION FROM A GND MARSHALLER AND 2 WING WALKERS HIT A CATERING TRUCK.

Narrative: WINGTIP CATERING TRUCK CONTACT. ACFT WAS ON THE LEAD-IN LINE FOR GATE AB AT DFW WITH A GUIDEMAN AND A WING WALKER ON EACH SIDE OF THE ACFT. AT APPROX 20 FT FROM THE FINAL GATE POS I FELT A SUDDEN AND UNUSUAL JOLT ON THE ACFT. IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER THE GUIDEMAN GAVE A STOP SIGNAL. HE APPEARED TO CHK THE R SIDE OF THE ACFT AND THEN PROCEEDED TO MOTION ME FORWARD TO THE FINAL GATE POS. NEITHER MYSELF NOR THE FO OBSERVED A STOP SIGNAL OR ANYTHING UNUSUAL PRIOR TO THE IMPACT. THE FO DID OBSERVE A WING WALKER ON THE R SIDE OF THE ACFT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE IMPACT. I HAD NOTICED THE CATERING TRUCK ON THE R SIDE OF THE GATE AREA PRIOR TO TURNING IN ON THE LEAD-IN LINE. THE TRUCK WAS MOVING FORWARD TOWARDS THE TAIL OF AN ACFT ON THE NEXT GATE AC AND APPEARED TO BE OUT OF THE WAY. AS I APCHED THE GATE ON THE LEAD-IN LINE I CONCENTRATED ON FOLLOWING THE GUIDEMAN'S SIGNALS AND COULD NOT SEE THE TRUCK. THE IMPACT FELT LIKE A MILD BUMP FROM INSIDE THE ACFT AND NO INJURIES WERE RPTED BY PAX OR FLT ATTENDANTS. THE SEAT BELT SIGN WAS ON.

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.