CRJ100 flight crew has an encounter with a vehicle while taxiing to the gate.

Attributes
ACN	722144
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : luk.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65 Undifferentiated or Other Model
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	722144
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 other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Taxiing to our gate; we struck a tug. Once lined up on our parking T; we followed the marshaller's instructions to taxi forward. We had a wing walker on the captain's side of aircraft; none on the first officer's side. A tug which was previously observed parked along side the wall on the first officer's side was apparently disregarded by the ground crew. Being observed (tug) by myself and first officer; we used extreme caution as we taxied into the gate; ensuring we were on the centerline and following instructions. We then felt a bump. I stopped the aircraft and set the brake. The ground personnel continued to marshal us forward. I signaled we were stopping and set the brake. There was minimal damage to the right wing navigation light cover. In hindsight; we should have insisted the tug be moved instead of trusting the ground crew.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ100 FLT CREW HAS AN ENCOUNTER WITH A VEHICLE WHILE TAXIING TO THE GATE.

Narrative: TAXIING TO OUR GATE; WE STRUCK A TUG. ONCE LINED UP ON OUR PARKING T; WE FOLLOWED THE MARSHALLER'S INSTRUCTIONS TO TAXI FORWARD. WE HAD A WING WALKER ON THE CAPT'S SIDE OF ACFT; NONE ON THE FO'S SIDE. A TUG WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY OBSERVED PARKED ALONG SIDE THE WALL ON THE FO'S SIDE WAS APPARENTLY DISREGARDED BY THE GND CREW. BEING OBSERVED (TUG) BY MYSELF AND FO; WE USED EXTREME CAUTION AS WE TAXIED INTO THE GATE; ENSURING WE WERE ON THE CTRLINE AND FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS. WE THEN FELT A BUMP. I STOPPED THE ACFT AND SET THE BRAKE. THE GND PERSONNEL CONTINUED TO MARSHAL US FORWARD. I SIGNALED WE WERE STOPPING AND SET THE BRAKE. THERE WAS MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE R WING NAV LIGHT COVER. IN HINDSIGHT; WE SHOULD HAVE INSISTED THE TUG BE MOVED INSTEAD OF TRUSTING THE GND CREW.

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.