An air carrier large transport blew a baggage cart into a widebody transport.

Attributes
ACN	229343
Time
Date	199212
Day	Thu
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, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
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 : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	229343
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : clearance other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On our initial contact with dtw ground, ground instructed us to hold short O-10, plan on sequence in front of medium large transport on yankee short of O-10. Though I thought the instruction meant hold short of O-10, they might have meant hold short on 0-10, or at O-10, and captain crept part way onto O-10 in anticipation of sequence in front of the medium large transport on yankee. Ground proceeded to instruct the medium large transport to hold for us, and we taxied onto yankee in the proper sequence. 1 hour into flight we received ACARS message from company that our jet blast pushed a baggage cart into a widebody transport, causing damage. Never during taxi did we use excessive power. However, there was about a 20 KT wind blowing out of west. The additional thrust from our engines along with the wind might have been enough to move a cart into a widebody transport parked at the end of the concourse. Captain reasonably wanted to taxi onto O-10 prior to receiving clearance onto yankee so smts could get by us while we were waiting. Also, we taxied out on only 2 engines because of long line-up on yankee waiting for clearance on runway 21R.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR LGT BLEW A BAGGAGE CART INTO A WDB.

Narrative: ON OUR INITIAL CONTACT WITH DTW GND, GND INSTRUCTED US TO HOLD SHORT O-10, PLAN ON SEQUENCE IN FRONT OF MLG ON YANKEE SHORT OF O-10. THOUGH I THOUGHT THE INSTRUCTION MEANT HOLD SHORT OF O-10, THEY MIGHT HAVE MEANT HOLD SHORT ON 0-10, OR AT O-10, AND CAPT CREPT PART WAY ONTO O-10 IN ANTICIPATION OF SEQUENCE IN FRONT OF THE MLG ON YANKEE. GND PROCEEDED TO INSTRUCT THE MLG TO HOLD FOR US, AND WE TAXIED ONTO YANKEE IN THE PROPER SEQUENCE. 1 HR INTO FLT WE RECEIVED ACARS MESSAGE FROM COMPANY THAT OUR JET BLAST PUSHED A BAGGAGE CART INTO A WDB, CAUSING DAMAGE. NEVER DURING TAXI DID WE USE EXCESSIVE PWR. HOWEVER, THERE WAS ABOUT A 20 KT WIND BLOWING OUT OF W. THE ADDITIONAL THRUST FROM OUR ENGS ALONG WITH THE WIND MIGHT HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TO MOVE A CART INTO A WDB PARKED AT THE END OF THE CONCOURSE. CAPT REASONABLY WANTED TO TAXI ONTO O-10 PRIOR TO RECEIVING CLRNC ONTO YANKEE SO SMTS COULD GET BY US WHILE WE WERE WAITING. ALSO, WE TAXIED OUT ON ONLY 2 ENGS BECAUSE OF LONG LINE-UP ON YANKEE WAITING FOR CLRNC ON RWY 21R.

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.