Medium large transport being marshalled into gate hits truck.

Attributes
ACN	239785
Time
Date	199304
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
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 : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 6000
ASRS Report	239785
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Taxiing in to gate at phx. Just before turning into the gate I observed 2 or 3 provisioning trucks near the area of gate. They started to move and appeared to be clear of the area. I continued to taxi into the gate and directed my attention to the marshaller. I did not notice that one of the provisioning trucks had not moved to clear the area. Approximately 3 ft from the stopping point, I felt a bump and stopped the aircraft even though the marshaller was motioning me forward. I looked around and looked right and then left and I saw the provisioning truck which I had hit with the left wing, wing slat #1. The truck then moved and I taxied to the gate. No injuries of any kind were noted. Damage to the #1 slat. The provisioning truck should not have been in the clear zone and I should have seen it and the 2 marshallers should have seen it. Solution: strict adherence to clear zone lines. Awareness on everyone's part of movement in clear zones.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG BEING MARSHALLED INTO GATE HITS TRUCK.

Narrative: TAXIING IN TO GATE AT PHX. JUST BEFORE TURNING INTO THE GATE I OBSERVED 2 OR 3 PROVISIONING TRUCKS NEAR THE AREA OF GATE. THEY STARTED TO MOVE AND APPEARED TO BE CLR OF THE AREA. I CONTINUED TO TAXI INTO THE GATE AND DIRECTED MY ATTN TO THE MARSHALLER. I DID NOT NOTICE THAT ONE OF THE PROVISIONING TRUCKS HAD NOT MOVED TO CLR THE AREA. APPROX 3 FT FROM THE STOPPING POINT, I FELT A BUMP AND STOPPED THE ACFT EVEN THOUGH THE MARSHALLER WAS MOTIONING ME FORWARD. I LOOKED AROUND AND LOOKED R AND THEN L AND I SAW THE PROVISIONING TRUCK WHICH I HAD HIT WITH THE L WING, WING SLAT #1. THE TRUCK THEN MOVED AND I TAXIED TO THE GATE. NO INJURIES OF ANY KIND WERE NOTED. DAMAGE TO THE #1 SLAT. THE PROVISIONING TRUCK SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN THE CLR ZONE AND I SHOULD HAVE SEEN IT AND THE 2 MARSHALLERS SHOULD HAVE SEEN IT. SOLUTION: STRICT ADHERENCE TO CLR ZONE LINES. AWARENESS ON EVERYONE'S PART OF MOVEMENT IN CLR ZONES.

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.