An erj was hit by a catering truck after parking at dfw.

Attributes
ACN	591587
Time
Date	200308
Day	Sun
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Embraer 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 : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
ASRS Report	591587
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : vehicle
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Arrived at gate from tul. Just after completing the parking checklist a sudden impact was felt when I looked right and saw a blue catering truck. The captain queried the flight attendant and asked if everyone was ok, no injuries reported. The passenger deplaned normally through the cabin door. Postflt inspection reveals a gash 3 ft forward of the service door, the aircraft skin was punctured. Operations and maintenance were notified immediately.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ERJ WAS HIT BY A CATERING TRUCK AFTER PARKING AT DFW.

Narrative: ARRIVED AT GATE FROM TUL. JUST AFTER COMPLETING THE PARKING CHKLIST A SUDDEN IMPACT WAS FELT WHEN I LOOKED R AND SAW A BLUE CATERING TRUCK. THE CAPT QUERIED THE FLT ATTENDANT AND ASKED IF EVERYONE WAS OK, NO INJURIES RPTED. THE PAX DEPLANED NORMALLY THROUGH THE CABIN DOOR. POSTFLT INSPECTION REVEALS A GASH 3 FT FORWARD OF THE SVC DOOR, THE ACFT SKIN WAS PUNCTURED. OPS AND MAINT WERE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY.

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.