B737-700 crew hit a catering truck while being marshaled into the gate at lax.

Attributes
ACN	571059
Time
Date	200301
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : vtbd.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-800
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	571059
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	571056
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 5
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

I taxied straight into gate X under the guidance of the initial guide man. At the point for a hard right turn, I was handed off to the guide man on my right. Approximately 1/2 way into the hard right turn, I felt a thud, thinking I had hit something with the nosewheel. As I was leaving the cockpit, I was informed by maintenance that I had clipped the left wingtip on a long catering truck parked adjacent to the aircraft parked on gate Y.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-700 CREW HIT A CATERING TRUCK WHILE BEING MARSHALED INTO THE GATE AT LAX.

Narrative: I TAXIED STRAIGHT INTO GATE X UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE INITIAL GUIDE MAN. AT THE POINT FOR A HARD R TURN, I WAS HANDED OFF TO THE GUIDE MAN ON MY R. APPROX 1/2 WAY INTO THE HARD R TURN, I FELT A THUD, THINKING I HAD HIT SOMETHING WITH THE NOSEWHEEL. AS I WAS LEAVING THE COCKPIT, I WAS INFORMED BY MAINT THAT I HAD CLIPPED THE L WINGTIP ON A LONG CATERING TRUCK PARKED ADJACENT TO THE ACFT PARKED ON GATE Y.

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.