An air carrier DC9-10 wingtip hit a parked fuel truck. Ramp operation aircraft parking procedure.

Attributes
ACN	266582
Time
Date	199403
Day	Mon
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	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 10
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	266582
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical 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:

On taxi into gate, aircraft left wingtip struck fuel truck. Aircraft was on gate center stripe with marshaller (with wands). Marshaller continued to give come ahead signal throughout taxi-in. Stop signal was given after contact. Fuel truck driver, when attempting to move truck, backed into aircraft, striking it again. Aircraft received minor damage and entry was made in aircraft maintenance log. An air carrier F28 had pushed back just before. Perhaps marshaller did not consider difference in wing span between F28 and DC9 or may have confused F28 with DC9 and assumed clearance was adequate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR DC9-10 WINGTIP HIT A PARKED FUEL TRUCK. RAMP OP ACFT PARKING PROC.

Narrative: ON TAXI INTO GATE, ACFT L WINGTIP STRUCK FUEL TRUCK. ACFT WAS ON GATE CTR STRIPE WITH MARSHALLER (WITH WANDS). MARSHALLER CONTINUED TO GIVE COME AHEAD SIGNAL THROUGHOUT TAXI-IN. STOP SIGNAL WAS GIVEN AFTER CONTACT. FUEL TRUCK DRIVER, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MOVE TRUCK, BACKED INTO ACFT, STRIKING IT AGAIN. ACFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND ENTRY WAS MADE IN ACFT MAINT LOG. AN ACR F28 HAD PUSHED BACK JUST BEFORE. PERHAPS MARSHALLER DID NOT CONSIDER DIFFERENCE IN WING SPAN BETWEEN F28 AND DC9 OR MAY HAVE CONFUSED F28 WITH DC9 AND ASSUMED CLRNC WAS ADEQUATE.

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.