Left wingtip struck vehicle while being directed by ramp guidemen.

Attributes
ACN	490071
Time
Date	200010
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bwi.airport
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	490071
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	490070
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

While taxiing in to the gate, the aircraft left wing hit a parked fuel truck. There was a guideman at each wingtip with lighted wands and a guideman on the lead-in line with lighted wands. The aircraft was on the lead-in line and impacted the truck approximately 25 ft short of the gate. At no time did the guideman signal to stop or indicate there was a conflict. After the impact, I stopped the aircraft and the guideman was still telling me to come forward.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: L WINGTIP STRUCK VEHICLE WHILE BEING DIRECTED BY RAMP GUIDEMEN.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING IN TO THE GATE, THE ACFT L WING HIT A PARKED FUEL TRUCK. THERE WAS A GUIDEMAN AT EACH WINGTIP WITH LIGHTED WANDS AND A GUIDEMAN ON THE LEAD-IN LINE WITH LIGHTED WANDS. THE ACFT WAS ON THE LEAD-IN LINE AND IMPACTED THE TRUCK APPROX 25 FT SHORT OF THE GATE. AT NO TIME DID THE GUIDEMAN SIGNAL TO STOP OR INDICATE THERE WAS A CONFLICT. AFTER THE IMPACT, I STOPPED THE ACFT AND THE GUIDEMAN WAS STILL TELLING ME TO COME FORWARD.

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.