B737-300 strikes pushback tug during taxi into gate when marshaler fails to give stop signal.

Attributes
ACN	669823
Time
Date	200508
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
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 : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 28400 flight time type : 9500
ASRS Report	669823
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Upon arrival at gate in phl; ramp marshall failed to signal a stop. Aircraft impacted ground pushback tug on the lower portion of the nose radome. Tug was not visible from the flight deck. Minor damage to aircraft. Radome damage moderate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-300 STRIKES PUSHBACK TUG DURING TAXI INTO GATE WHEN MARSHALER FAILS TO GIVE STOP SIGNAL.

Narrative: UPON ARR AT GATE IN PHL; RAMP MARSHALL FAILED TO SIGNAL A STOP. ACFT IMPACTED GND PUSHBACK TUG ON THE LOWER PORTION OF THE NOSE RADOME. TUG WAS NOT VISIBLE FROM THE FLT DECK. MINOR DAMAGE TO ACFT. RADOME DAMAGE MODERATE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.