Ground conflict between a parking B737 and an air conditioning cart at the gate area in ewr, nj.

Attributes
ACN	554133
Time
Date	200207
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tncm.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : pushback
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	554133
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	554134
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : company policies non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : gnd 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

I was not aware we had contacted anything. I was called at home and notified I had hit an air conditioning cart when parking at gate. Lucky for me, I was the last one to leave the airplane as I terminated the aircraft because ground power and air conditioning were not hooked up. No ramp personnel came up to notify me there had been an incident. I was on board at least 10 mins after block-in. I was told the actual accident was recorded on tape. I would need to see the tape of my arrival. Supplemental information from acn 554134: video camera indicates aircraft hit air conditioning cart under direction of lead marshaler.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GND CONFLICT BTWN A PARKING B737 AND AN AIR CONDITIONING CART AT THE GATE AREA IN EWR, NJ.

Narrative: I WAS NOT AWARE WE HAD CONTACTED ANYTHING. I WAS CALLED AT HOME AND NOTIFIED I HAD HIT AN AIR CONDITIONING CART WHEN PARKING AT GATE. LUCKY FOR ME, I WAS THE LAST ONE TO LEAVE THE AIRPLANE AS I TERMINATED THE ACFT BECAUSE GND PWR AND AIR CONDITIONING WERE NOT HOOKED UP. NO RAMP PERSONNEL CAME UP TO NOTIFY ME THERE HAD BEEN AN INCIDENT. I WAS ON BOARD AT LEAST 10 MINS AFTER BLOCK-IN. I WAS TOLD THE ACTUAL ACCIDENT WAS RECORDED ON TAPE. I WOULD NEED TO SEE THE TAPE OF MY ARR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 554134: VIDEO CAMERA INDICATES ACFT HIT AIR CONDITIONING CART UNDER DIRECTION OF LEAD MARSHALER.

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.