Aircraft struck by catering truck.

Attributes
ACN	483480
Time
Date	200008
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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
ASRS Report	483480
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

At departure time and with door closed, we felt the aircraft bumped. Ground crew called on interphone and told us that the catering truck that was leaving the left rear side of aircraft hit our left wingtip. Damage looked to be confined to the white tail position light and the tube that holds it. Truck bent the position light tube flush with trailing edge and knocked off 1 static wick. I observed no fuel leakage or spill. Passenger were deplaned and put on another flight to mia leaving at the same time at gate next door.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT STRUCK BY CATERING TRUCK.

Narrative: AT DEP TIME AND WITH DOOR CLOSED, WE FELT THE ACFT BUMPED. GND CREW CALLED ON INTERPHONE AND TOLD US THAT THE CATERING TRUCK THAT WAS LEAVING THE L REAR SIDE OF ACFT HIT OUR L WINGTIP. DAMAGE LOOKED TO BE CONFINED TO THE WHITE TAIL POS LIGHT AND THE TUBE THAT HOLDS IT. TRUCK BENT THE POS LIGHT TUBE FLUSH WITH TRAILING EDGE AND KNOCKED OFF 1 STATIC WICK. I OBSERVED NO FUEL LEAKAGE OR SPILL. PAX WERE DEPLANED AND PUT ON ANOTHER FLT TO MIA LEAVING AT THE SAME TIME AT GATE NEXT DOOR.

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.