An air carrier medium large transport hit a baggage cart while taxiing into the gate.

Attributes
ACN	223571
Time
Date	199210
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl
State Reference	MO
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 other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 170
ASRS Report	223571
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 197 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 737
ASRS Report	223572
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At the end of flight from newark, nj, aircraft contacted 2 baggage carts while being marshalled into gate X at st louis, mo. The incident occurred approximately 2 ft prior to the planned final parking spot at the gate. As the first officer, I cleared the right side and noted the aircraft was properly aligned for taxi into gate X. Just prior to stopping I felt a slight dragging sensation, which at the time I thought was a brake/tire dragging. (This was my answer to the captain's query 'did you feel that?'). As I answered the captain, I noted the marshaller had still not given the aircraft stop signal (crossed wands). The aircraft was shut down immediately and the damage assessed. The lighting was adequate, and taxi speed was normal. There were no injuries. Supplemental information 223572. The #1 engine had impacted with 2 baggage carts placed behind the aircraft safe painted lines. I spoke with control maintenance at the aircraft and company maintenance by phone regarding the taxi incident. Contract maintenance inspected the damage and photographs were taken. I left the aircraft and logbook to control maintenance for the necessary corrective action. I did not enter a write up in the aircraft logbook myself.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG HIT A BAGGAGE CART WHILE TAXIING INTO THE GATE.

Narrative: AT THE END OF FLT FROM NEWARK, NJ, ACFT CONTACTED 2 BAGGAGE CARTS WHILE BEING MARSHALLED INTO GATE X AT ST LOUIS, MO. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROX 2 FT PRIOR TO THE PLANNED FINAL PARKING SPOT AT THE GATE. AS THE FO, I CLRED THE R SIDE AND NOTED THE ACFT WAS PROPERLY ALIGNED FOR TAXI INTO GATE X. JUST PRIOR TO STOPPING I FELT A SLIGHT DRAGGING SENSATION, WHICH AT THE TIME I THOUGHT WAS A BRAKE/TIRE DRAGGING. (THIS WAS MY ANSWER TO THE CAPT'S QUERY 'DID YOU FEEL THAT?'). AS I ANSWERED THE CAPT, I NOTED THE MARSHALLER HAD STILL NOT GIVEN THE ACFT STOP SIGNAL (CROSSED WANDS). THE ACFT WAS SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY AND THE DAMAGE ASSESSED. THE LIGHTING WAS ADEQUATE, AND TAXI SPD WAS NORMAL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO 223572. THE #1 ENG HAD IMPACTED WITH 2 BAGGAGE CARTS PLACED BEHIND THE ACFT SAFE PAINTED LINES. I SPOKE WITH CTL MAINT AT THE ACFT AND COMPANY MAINT BY PHONE REGARDING THE TAXI INCIDENT. CONTRACT MAINT INSPECTED THE DAMAGE AND PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN. I LEFT THE ACFT AND LOGBOOK TO CTL MAINT FOR THE NECESSARY CORRECTIVE ACTION. I DID NOT ENTER A WRITE UP IN THE ACFT LOGBOOK MYSELF.

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.