Medium large transport air carrier aircraft struck wing on a catering truck while parking.

Attributes
ACN	252424
Time
Date	199309
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx
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 : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	252424
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On termination of flight stl-ewr, sep/sun/93, we were taxiing into the gate. Upon entering the ramp, we saw a number of ramp personnel with lighted wands. Appropriate wing walkers and a marshaller began to guide us to the gate. I observed wing walker on my side and that it was clear. The captain was being guided by ground people when about 15 ft from jetway we contacted a catering truck with left wing, approximately 3 ft in from left wing tip. We never saw the catering truck. Marshaller in front of aircraft was giving us the come forward signal at time of impact, appropriate log entries were made.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG ACR ACFT STRUCK WING ON A CATERING TRUCK WHILE PARKING.

Narrative: ON TERMINATION OF FLT STL-EWR, SEP/SUN/93, WE WERE TAXIING INTO THE GATE. UPON ENTERING THE RAMP, WE SAW A NUMBER OF RAMP PERSONNEL WITH LIGHTED WANDS. APPROPRIATE WING WALKERS AND A MARSHALLER BEGAN TO GUIDE US TO THE GATE. I OBSERVED WING WALKER ON MY SIDE AND THAT IT WAS CLR. THE CAPT WAS BEING GUIDED BY GND PEOPLE WHEN ABOUT 15 FT FROM JETWAY WE CONTACTED A CATERING TRUCK WITH L WING, APPROX 3 FT IN FROM L WING TIP. WE NEVER SAW THE CATERING TRUCK. MARSHALLER IN FRONT OF ACFT WAS GIVING US THE COME FORWARD SIGNAL AT TIME OF IMPACT, APPROPRIATE LOG ENTRIES WERE MADE.

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.