During pushback a rolling baggage cart hit aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	281978
Time
Date	199409
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
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	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 1950 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	281978
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	281844
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aircraft cleared by ground control to push back from gate referencing a company 727 pushed back from another gate. Mechanic began pushback and stopped suddenly. When he was asked what we hit, he said nothing yet. Another mechanic approached the airplane and the mechanic driving the tug said he was pulling us back into the gate. The captain requested the jetway be returned. The flight attendant came up and reported that a passenger told her we just hit a baggage cart. The captain got off the airplane to look at the damage. When he returned he told me that the mechanic told him that as the 727 pwred up to leave the area he blew a baggage cart into the left flap fairing. The aircraft was taken OTS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING PUSHBACK A ROLLING BAGGAGE CART HIT ACFT.

Narrative: ACFT CLRED BY GND CTL TO PUSH BACK FROM GATE REFING A COMPANY 727 PUSHED BACK FROM ANOTHER GATE. MECH BEGAN PUSHBACK AND STOPPED SUDDENLY. WHEN HE WAS ASKED WHAT WE HIT, HE SAID NOTHING YET. ANOTHER MECH APCHED THE AIRPLANE AND THE MECH DRIVING THE TUG SAID HE WAS PULLING US BACK INTO THE GATE. THE CAPT REQUESTED THE JETWAY BE RETURNED. THE FLT ATTENDANT CAME UP AND RPTED THAT A PAX TOLD HER WE JUST HIT A BAGGAGE CART. THE CAPT GOT OFF THE AIRPLANE TO LOOK AT THE DAMAGE. WHEN HE RETURNED HE TOLD ME THAT THE MECH TOLD HIM THAT AS THE 727 PWRED UP TO LEAVE THE AREA HE BLEW A BAGGAGE CART INTO THE L FLAP FAIRING. THE ACFT WAS TAKEN OTS.

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.