EMB145 flight crew awaiting marshal off finger end at ord is struck lightly by B777 on taxiway a.

Attributes
ACN	772422
Time
Date	200802
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 129
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	772422
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	772304
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While waiting to be parked; short of the gate; with the parking brake set; a B777 taxiing wbound on taxiway a slightly clipped the right side of our tail with its right wingtip. My first officer immediately notified ground control; so they could notify the B777 that he struck us. The B777 then turned around and went back to his gate. Shortly after; our ground crew showed up and I pulled forward and parked the aircraft. Our incursion was so light that the B777 pilots had no idea they struck us. Also our passenger and our flight attendants were unaware of the event. There were no injuries on board; and only a small paint rub on our right side elevator fairing. I believe that the B777 pilots weren't paying any attention while taxiing. Obviously they didn't have the room to clear us. I stop whenever a potential conflict with another airplane is in question. Get our company to have ground personnel to be there when aircraft arrive at the gate instead of the other way around.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB145 FLT CREW AWAITING MARSHAL OFF FINGER END AT ORD IS STRUCK LIGHTLY BY B777 ON TXWY A.

Narrative: WHILE WAITING TO BE PARKED; SHORT OF THE GATE; WITH THE PARKING BRAKE SET; A B777 TAXIING WBOUND ON TXWY A SLIGHTLY CLIPPED THE R SIDE OF OUR TAIL WITH ITS R WINGTIP. MY FO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED GND CTL; SO THEY COULD NOTIFY THE B777 THAT HE STRUCK US. THE B777 THEN TURNED AROUND AND WENT BACK TO HIS GATE. SHORTLY AFTER; OUR GND CREW SHOWED UP AND I PULLED FORWARD AND PARKED THE ACFT. OUR INCURSION WAS SO LIGHT THAT THE B777 PLTS HAD NO IDEA THEY STRUCK US. ALSO OUR PAX AND OUR FLT ATTENDANTS WERE UNAWARE OF THE EVENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES ON BOARD; AND ONLY A SMALL PAINT RUB ON OUR R SIDE ELEVATOR FAIRING. I BELIEVE THAT THE B777 PLTS WEREN'T PAYING ANY ATTN WHILE TAXIING. OBVIOUSLY THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE ROOM TO CLR US. I STOP WHENEVER A POTENTIAL CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER AIRPLANE IS IN QUESTION. GET OUR COMPANY TO HAVE GND PERSONNEL TO BE THERE WHEN ACFT ARRIVE AT THE GATE INSTEAD OF THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.