An air carrier B-737-300 hit a water cart with its engine cowl.

Attributes
ACN	270513
Time
Date	199405
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : chs
State Reference	SC
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	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
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 : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	270513
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	270511
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

While being marshalled into cas gate our #1 engine cowl came into contact with a portable water cart. Our taxi speed was approximately 02 mph. Aircraft was on center parking line and at normal stopping point. The person marshalling us indeed, however, called for an abrupt stop with his wands. A second marshaller was standing approximately 10 yards to the side of first marshaller on captain's side of aircraft. Had aircraft been stopped about 2 ft sooner this event would probably not have occurred. Ground vehicle avoidance guidelines at gate are drawn only for dc-9,md-80 type aircraft. Maintenance has taken appropriate corrective action.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR B-737-300 HIT A WATER CART WITH ITS ENG COWL.

Narrative: WHILE BEING MARSHALLED INTO CAS GATE OUR #1 ENG COWL CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A PORTABLE WATER CART. OUR TAXI SPD WAS APPROX 02 MPH. ACFT WAS ON CTR PARKING LINE AND AT NORMAL STOPPING POINT. THE PERSON MARSHALLING US INDEED, HOWEVER, CALLED FOR AN ABRUPT STOP WITH HIS WANDS. A SECOND MARSHALLER WAS STANDING APPROX 10 YARDS TO THE SIDE OF FIRST MARSHALLER ON CAPT'S SIDE OF ACFT. HAD ACFT BEEN STOPPED ABOUT 2 FT SOONER THIS EVENT WOULD PROBABLY NOT HAVE OCCURRED. GND VEHICLE AVOIDANCE GUIDELINES AT GATE ARE DRAWN ONLY FOR DC-9,MD-80 TYPE ACFT. MAINT HAS TAKEN APPROPRIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION.

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.