#2 engine pod hit a baggage loader as the aircraft was being directed to the gate by a ground signal...

Attributes
ACN	177359
Time
Date	199104
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	177359
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aircraft was being taxied to gate. Approximately 6-10' from what looked to be the final stop, the ground crew with the batons signalled an immediate stop and gave the signal to cut engines. Engines were shut down. Aircraft had struck a baggage loader with the #2 engine pod. Engine is not visible from cockpit. Ground crew man said he was watching a catering truck and had not been watching the baggage loader. Incident occurred due to heavy congestion on ramp and perhaps an over-zealous driver on the bag loader. Equipment was not visible from cockpit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: #2 ENGINE POD HIT A BAGGAGE LOADER AS THE ACFT WAS BEING DIRECTED TO THE GATE BY A GND SIGNAL MAN.

Narrative: ACFT WAS BEING TAXIED TO GATE. APPROX 6-10' FROM WHAT LOOKED TO BE THE FINAL STOP, THE GND CREW WITH THE BATONS SIGNALLED AN IMMEDIATE STOP AND GAVE THE SIGNAL TO CUT ENGS. ENGS WERE SHUT DOWN. ACFT HAD STRUCK A BAGGAGE LOADER WITH THE #2 ENG POD. ENG IS NOT VISIBLE FROM COCKPIT. GND CREW MAN SAID HE WAS WATCHING A CATERING TRUCK AND HAD NOT BEEN WATCHING THE BAGGAGE LOADER. INCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO HEAVY CONGESTION ON RAMP AND PERHAPS AN OVER-ZEALOUS DRIVER ON THE BAG LOADER. EQUIP WAS NOT VISIBLE FROM COCKPIT.

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

#2 engine pod hit a baggage loader as the aircraft was being directed to the gate by a ground signal man.