While taxiing to its gate an MD88 wingtip was struck by a cabin service truck in reverse.

Attributes
ACN	632563
Time
Date	200410
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
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 : multi engine pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
ASRS Report	632563
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 8060 flight time type : 4560
ASRS Report	632736
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : vehicle
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Airport
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

While taxiing aircraft into our assigned gate in ZZZ1, an air carrier 1 cabin service truck apparently backed into our moving aircraft. This movement was behind our line of sight. The truck contacted the left wingtip causing damage to both the aircraft and service vehicle. No injuries or deaths occurred from this incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHILE TAXIING TO ITS GATE AN MD88 WINGTIP WAS STRUCK BY A CABIN SVC TRUCK IN REVERSE.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING ACFT INTO OUR ASSIGNED GATE IN ZZZ1, AN ACR 1 CABIN SVC TRUCK APPARENTLY BACKED INTO OUR MOVING ACFT. THIS MOVEMENT WAS BEHIND OUR LINE OF SIGHT. THE TRUCK CONTACTED THE L WINGTIP CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH THE ACFT AND SVC VEHICLE. NO INJURIES OR DEATHS OCCURRED FROM THIS INCIDENT.

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.