Wingtip struck parked fuel truck while under guidance into the gate.

Attributes
ACN	84753
Time
Date	198803
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	84753
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 28000
ASRS Report	85117
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On taxi in while under control of signal man with wands and just prior to stopping at gate, left wingtip struck a fuel truck. Outboard, 1-2' of the wing tip involved. Gates on both sides were occupied and at time of contact pilot's attention had to be on signal man and jetway. Wing tips cannot be seen from cockpit. Gate area very tight and very poorly lit. No equipment hold back lines available. Supplemental information from acn 85117: at our airline the maintenance people are in charge once they start the wave in, however after such an incident such as this, you ask yourself why you didn't stop and question the mechanic's judgement.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WINGTIP STRUCK PARKED FUEL TRUCK WHILE UNDER GUIDANCE INTO THE GATE.

Narrative: ON TAXI IN WHILE UNDER CONTROL OF SIGNAL MAN WITH WANDS AND JUST PRIOR TO STOPPING AT GATE, LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK A FUEL TRUCK. OUTBOARD, 1-2' OF THE WING TIP INVOLVED. GATES ON BOTH SIDES WERE OCCUPIED AND AT TIME OF CONTACT PLT'S ATTN HAD TO BE ON SIGNAL MAN AND JETWAY. WING TIPS CANNOT BE SEEN FROM COCKPIT. GATE AREA VERY TIGHT AND VERY POORLY LIT. NO EQUIP HOLD BACK LINES AVAILABLE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 85117: AT OUR AIRLINE THE MAINT PEOPLE ARE IN CHARGE ONCE THEY START THE WAVE IN, HOWEVER AFTER SUCH AN INCIDENT SUCH AS THIS, YOU ASK YOURSELF WHY YOU DIDN'T STOP AND QUESTION THE MECHANIC'S JUDGEMENT.

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