Taxiing traffic hits baggage cart in a night ramp parking operation.

Attributes
ACN	201135
Time
Date	199202
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
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
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	201135
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

I was advised by ramp supervisor that outboard leading edge of left slat hit a baggage cart. Maintenance observed a small dent in leading edge at point of contact. During taxi up to gate, first officer did not raise flaps/slats as he was occupied clearing. Approach to gate was at normal, slow speed. The aircraft was brought to a stop with normal braking, following standard green/yellow/red light sequence, comments: I taxied to the gate at an extremely slow speed, as I am a new captain. I stopped precisely when the red light came on, with out slamming on the brakes. The nose tire came to rest no more than 12 inches past the designated medium large transport stop line on the ramp. The leading edge of slat at point of contact was directly over yellow line painted on the ramp. No comment about the collision was made upon arrival. I was notified to call ramp tower approximately 30 min after block in.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TAXIING TFC HITS BAGGAGE CART IN A NIGHT RAMP PARKING OP.

Narrative: I WAS ADVISED BY RAMP SUPVR THAT OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE OF L SLAT HIT A BAGGAGE CART. MAINT OBSERVED A SMALL DENT IN LEADING EDGE AT POINT OF CONTACT. DURING TAXI UP TO GATE, FO DID NOT RAISE FLAPS/SLATS AS HE WAS OCCUPIED CLRING. APCH TO GATE WAS AT NORMAL, SLOW SPD. THE ACFT WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP WITH NORMAL BRAKING, FOLLOWING STANDARD GREEN/YELLOW/RED LIGHT SEQUENCE, COMMENTS: I TAXIED TO THE GATE AT AN EXTREMELY SLOW SPD, AS I AM A NEW CAPT. I STOPPED PRECISELY WHEN THE RED LIGHT CAME ON, WITH OUT SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES. THE NOSE TIRE CAME TO REST NO MORE THAN 12 INCHES PAST THE DESIGNATED MLG STOP LINE ON THE RAMP. THE LEADING EDGE OF SLAT AT POINT OF CONTACT WAS DIRECTLY OVER YELLOW LINE PAINTED ON THE RAMP. NO COMMENT ABOUT THE COLLISION WAS MADE UPON ARR. I WAS NOTIFIED TO CALL RAMP TWR APPROX 30 MIN AFTER BLOCK IN.

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.