On taxi in to gate, wing tip strikes fuel truck.

Attributes
ACN	204811
Time
Date	199203
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dab
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 : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 8700 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	204811
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While taxiing on the ramp between fingers 3 and 4 and lga, we were told to stop. There was a fuel truck servicing an airplane on gate and the ground crew felt it was blocking our entrance to gate. The fuel truck was told to move forward, which it did. At this time, a ramp agent arrived driving a belt loader and assumed the position of wing walker for the left wing. He signaled 'thumbs up,' and we followed the lead-in man's directions. The captain told me he took one more look at the left wing walker before he went out of sight, and he was still giving 'thumbs up.' as the radome was abeam the jetway, we felt a bump similar to uneven pavement, which is not unusual for lga. At this time the ramp agent signaled us to stop. Which we did. After we stopped for a moment, he again signaled us forward. After moving forward only 6 or 10 ft, he signaled us to stop. He then gave us the sign that chocks were in, and we shut down the left engine and released parking brake. A moment later external power was put on. At no time did the ground crew inform us that we hit a fuel truck. The metal along the left wingtip was scraped. Both static wicks were broken off, and the strobe light housing was broken. On the fuel truck, the ladder on the back of the truck was bent.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON TAXI IN TO GATE, WING TIP STRIKES FUEL TRUCK.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING ON THE RAMP BTWN FINGERS 3 AND 4 AND LGA, WE WERE TOLD TO STOP. THERE WAS A FUEL TRUCK SVCING AN AIRPLANE ON GATE AND THE GND CREW FELT IT WAS BLOCKING OUR ENTRANCE TO GATE. THE FUEL TRUCK WAS TOLD TO MOVE FORWARD, WHICH IT DID. AT THIS TIME, A RAMP AGENT ARRIVED DRIVING A BELT LOADER AND ASSUMED THE POS OF WING WALKER FOR THE L WING. HE SIGNALED 'THUMBS UP,' AND WE FOLLOWED THE LEAD-IN MAN'S DIRECTIONS. THE CAPT TOLD ME HE TOOK ONE MORE LOOK AT THE L WING WALKER BEFORE HE WENT OUT OF SIGHT, AND HE WAS STILL GIVING 'THUMBS UP.' AS THE RADOME WAS ABEAM THE JETWAY, WE FELT A BUMP SIMILAR TO UNEVEN PAVEMENT, WHICH IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR LGA. AT THIS TIME THE RAMP AGENT SIGNALED US TO STOP. WHICH WE DID. AFTER WE STOPPED FOR A MOMENT, HE AGAIN SIGNALED US FORWARD. AFTER MOVING FORWARD ONLY 6 OR 10 FT, HE SIGNALED US TO STOP. HE THEN GAVE US THE SIGN THAT CHOCKS WERE IN, AND WE SHUT DOWN THE L ENG AND RELEASED PARKING BRAKE. A MOMENT LATER EXTERNAL PWR WAS PUT ON. AT NO TIME DID THE GND CREW INFORM US THAT WE HIT A FUEL TRUCK. THE METAL ALONG THE L WINGTIP WAS SCRAPED. BOTH STATIC WICKS WERE BROKEN OFF, AND THE STROBE LIGHT HOUSING WAS BROKEN. ON THE FUEL TRUCK, THE LADDER ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK WAS BENT.

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.