Narrative:

On md/92, I was the first officer on my company flight a from bna to cvg. The flight was scheduled to depart the X concourse, spot Y at H31 CST. Our actual time out of the gate was H45 CST. The ramp areas on both X and Z concourses, which my company uses, are very congested with aircraft, ramp equipment, personnel and passengers. The usual procedure for taxiing into and out of the parking spots involves one marshaller and very seldom a wing walker. As was the case, we began departing X spot Y with the assistance of a single marshaller and no wing walkers. The marshaller was located at our 11 O'clock position and commanded a left turn to exit the parking spot. The captain followed through with left tiller, left brake, and differential power to comply with the marshaller's commands. I was watching the right wing to ensure it was clear, as the captain followed the marshallers commands. During the turn, I advised the captain that the right wing looked clear, this was reinforced by the marshaller's continued command to exit the spot. The captain followed the commands of the marshaller, as he (the marshaller) has a better vantage point to ensure wing tip clearance than I do. Soon in the turn, we felt the aircraft collide with something. The captain immediately stopped and set the parking brake. It was only after we came to a complete stop, that the marshaller signaled for us to stop. The vehicle contacted was a tug positioned to tow a gpu cart connected to the aircraft adjacent to ours. The damage was to the right navigation and strobe light assembly, which was repaired and replaced by maintenance. All systems to the right wing, flight controls and lights were inspected and certified by maintenance for continued service. All passengers were deplaned while repairs were made and no injuries occurred due to this incident.

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Title: AN ACR LTT HAD A MINOR TAXI INCIDENT, BREAKING ONLY THE WING TIP LIGHT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

Narrative: ON MD/92, I WAS THE FO ON MY COMPANY FLT A FROM BNA TO CVG. THE FLT WAS SCHEDULED TO DEPART THE X CONCOURSE, SPOT Y AT H31 CST. OUR ACTUAL TIME OUT OF THE GATE WAS H45 CST. THE RAMP AREAS ON BOTH X AND Z CONCOURSES, WHICH MY COMPANY USES, ARE VERY CONGESTED WITH ACFT, RAMP EQUIP, PERSONNEL AND PAXS. THE USUAL PROC FOR TAXIING INTO AND OUT OF THE PARKING SPOTS INVOLVES ONE MARSHALLER AND VERY SELDOM A WING WALKER. AS WAS THE CASE, WE BEGAN DEPARTING X SPOT Y WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A SINGLE MARSHALLER AND NO WING WALKERS. THE MARSHALLER WAS LOCATED AT OUR 11 O'CLOCK POS AND COMMANDED A L TURN TO EXIT THE PARKING SPOT. THE CAPT FOLLOWED THROUGH WITH L TILLER, L BRAKE, AND DIFFERENTIAL PWR TO COMPLY WITH THE MARSHALLER'S COMMANDS. I WAS WATCHING THE R WING TO ENSURE IT WAS CLR, AS THE CAPT FOLLOWED THE MARSHALLERS COMMANDS. DURING THE TURN, I ADVISED THE CAPT THAT THE R WING LOOKED CLR, THIS WAS REINFORCED BY THE MARSHALLER'S CONTINUED COMMAND TO EXIT THE SPOT. THE CAPT FOLLOWED THE COMMANDS OF THE MARSHALLER, AS HE (THE MARSHALLER) HAS A BETTER VANTAGE POINT TO ENSURE WING TIP CLRNC THAN I DO. SOON IN THE TURN, WE FELT THE ACFT COLLIDE WITH SOMETHING. THE CAPT IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND SET THE PARKING BRAKE. IT WAS ONLY AFTER WE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THAT THE MARSHALLER SIGNALED FOR US TO STOP. THE VEHICLE CONTACTED WAS A TUG POSITIONED TO TOW A GPU CART CONNECTED TO THE ACFT ADJACENT TO OURS. THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE R NAV AND STROBE LIGHT ASSEMBLY, WHICH WAS REPAIRED AND REPLACED BY MAINT. ALL SYSTEMS TO THE R WING, FLT CTLS AND LIGHTS WERE INSPECTED AND CERTIFIED BY MAINT FOR CONTINUED SVC. ALL PAXS WERE DEPLANED WHILE REPAIRS WERE MADE AND NO INJURIES OCCURRED DUE TO THIS INCIDENT.

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.