Narrative:

We entered the ramp at spot and proceeded to gate X. The captain made a hard right turn and followed the yellow lead-in lines until picking up the guideman's signals. All equipment appeared to be behind the lines. We passed the jetbridge and started to slow approaching the terminal. The guideman looked to his right for just a moment and then continued to move us forward. Everything proceeded normally as the guideman slowly closed his wands to signal a stop. Just as the captain stopped the aircraft we felt a slight bump. We parked the aircraft and requested a ramp supervisor and maintenance. After the supervisors arrived, the aircraft was pushed back to remove the ground (air conditioning) cart. Then the aircraft was towed forward so that the passenger could be de-planed.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB STRUCK AN AIR CONDITIONING CART WITH THE #1 ENG DURING TAXI TO PARKING. NO DAMAGE.

Narrative: WE ENTERED THE RAMP AT SPOT AND PROCEEDED TO GATE X. THE CAPT MADE A HARD R TURN AND FOLLOWED THE YELLOW LEAD-IN LINES UNTIL PICKING UP THE GUIDEMAN'S SIGNALS. ALL EQUIP APPEARED TO BE BEHIND THE LINES. WE PASSED THE JETBRIDGE AND STARTED TO SLOW APCHING THE TERMINAL. THE GUIDEMAN LOOKED TO HIS R FOR JUST A MOMENT AND THEN CONTINUED TO MOVE US FORWARD. EVERYTHING PROCEEDED NORMALLY AS THE GUIDEMAN SLOWLY CLOSED HIS WANDS TO SIGNAL A STOP. JUST AS THE CAPT STOPPED THE ACFT WE FELT A SLIGHT BUMP. WE PARKED THE ACFT AND REQUESTED A RAMP SUPVR AND MAINT. AFTER THE SUPVRS ARRIVED, THE ACFT WAS PUSHED BACK TO REMOVE THE GND (AIR CONDITIONING) CART. THEN THE ACFT WAS TOWED FORWARD SO THAT THE PAX COULD BE DE-PLANED.

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.