Air carrier taxiing to gate has wingtip hit parked baggage loader. Marshaller stops aircraft after t...

Attributes
ACN	265017
Time
Date	199403
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bos
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	265017
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After landing at bos airport, we taxied to gate. We were about 2 ft from stopping for gate alignment when we stopped abruptly. At the time I was making the PA for flight attendants to prepare for arrival. I saw the centerline guideman then gave the stop sign and immediately started shaking his head. He then indicated something was wrong on the right side of the aircraft. I looked out the window and saw 1 wingtip was against the safety RAIL of a baggage freight loader. The approach to the gate was obscured by deicing fluid so we really had to concentrate on the faint lead- in line. The area seemed to be ready for our arrival with the guideman in the proper position to marshall us in. No wing walker was required for the gate arrival.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR TAXIING TO GATE HAS WINGTIP HIT PARKED BAGGAGE LOADER. MARSHALLER STOPS ACFT AFTER THE HIT.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG AT BOS ARPT, WE TAXIED TO GATE. WE WERE ABOUT 2 FT FROM STOPPING FOR GATE ALIGNMENT WHEN WE STOPPED ABRUPTLY. AT THE TIME I WAS MAKING THE PA FOR FLT ATTENDANTS TO PREPARE FOR ARR. I SAW THE CTRLINE GUIDEMAN THEN GAVE THE STOP SIGN AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED SHAKING HIS HEAD. HE THEN INDICATED SOMETHING WAS WRONG ON THE R SIDE OF THE ACFT. I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND SAW 1 WINGTIP WAS AGAINST THE SAFETY RAIL OF A BAGGAGE FREIGHT LOADER. THE APCH TO THE GATE WAS OBSCURED BY DEICING FLUID SO WE REALLY HAD TO CONCENTRATE ON THE FAINT LEAD- IN LINE. THE AREA SEEMED TO BE READY FOR OUR ARR WITH THE GUIDEMAN IN THE PROPER POS TO MARSHALL US IN. NO WING WALKER WAS REQUIRED FOR THE GATE ARR.

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.

Air carrier taxiing to gate has wingtip hit parked baggage loader. Marshaller stops aircraft after the hit.