Narrative:

Sitting at gate; 5 mins before push. Agent had just left and pulled the jetway back. Had not read the checklist yet. Brakes were set and never released. A baggage cart struck the aircraft extremely hard and could be felt throughout the aircraft by everyone. We wrote up the incident as 'baggage cart hit aircraft before brake release.' no brake release was confirmed by ACARS.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B767-300 STRUCK BY BAGGAGE CART AT GATE.

Narrative: SITTING AT GATE; 5 MINS BEFORE PUSH. AGENT HAD JUST LEFT AND PULLED THE JETWAY BACK. HAD NOT READ THE CHKLIST YET. BRAKES WERE SET AND NEVER RELEASED. A BAGGAGE CART STRUCK THE ACFT EXTREMELY HARD AND COULD BE FELT THROUGHOUT THE ACFT BY EVERYONE. WE WROTE UP THE INCIDENT AS 'BAGGAGE CART HIT ACFT BEFORE BRAKE RELEASE.' NO BRAKE RELEASE WAS CONFIRMED BY ACARS.

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.