Medium large transport on taxi in to gate has contact with fuel truck.

Attributes
ACN	310253
Time
Date	199507
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aus
State Reference	TX
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
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	310253
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After uneventful flight in daylight with good WX, aircraft was taxiing up to jetway for deplaning. Marshaller and 1 wingwalker (left side) and 2 fueler personnel (left side) were on duty during this phase. Fuel truck on left side of aircraft. Aircraft's left wingtip contacted top of fuel truck just as or just before aircraft was signaled to stop by marshaller at designated stop point. No signals to stop prior to this were given. Taxi speed was slow. There was no indication of the aircraft/truck contact. Knowledge of the contact came from a passenger who saw the contact and notified me while he was deplaning. Damage was minor and the aircraft was certified flyable by contract maintenance and liaison with company maintenance supervisor over the phone. Fuel truck was incorrectly positioned within the area supposed to be kept clear. Ground personnel were 'contract' and not company employees. Fuel transfer to opposite wing allowed left wing to rise above truck.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG ON TAXI IN TO GATE HAS CONTACT WITH FUEL TRUCK.

Narrative: AFTER UNEVENTFUL FLT IN DAYLIGHT WITH GOOD WX, ACFT WAS TAXIING UP TO JETWAY FOR DEPLANING. MARSHALLER AND 1 WINGWALKER (L SIDE) AND 2 FUELER PERSONNEL (L SIDE) WERE ON DUTY DURING THIS PHASE. FUEL TRUCK ON L SIDE OF ACFT. ACFT'S L WINGTIP CONTACTED TOP OF FUEL TRUCK JUST AS OR JUST BEFORE ACFT WAS SIGNALED TO STOP BY MARSHALLER AT DESIGNATED STOP POINT. NO SIGNALS TO STOP PRIOR TO THIS WERE GIVEN. TAXI SPD WAS SLOW. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF THE ACFT/TRUCK CONTACT. KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONTACT CAME FROM A PAX WHO SAW THE CONTACT AND NOTIFIED ME WHILE HE WAS DEPLANING. DAMAGE WAS MINOR AND THE ACFT WAS CERTIFIED FLYABLE BY CONTRACT MAINT AND LIAISON WITH COMPANY MAINT SUPVR OVER THE PHONE. FUEL TRUCK WAS INCORRECTLY POSITIONED WITHIN THE AREA SUPPOSED TO BE KEPT CLR. GND PERSONNEL WERE 'CONTRACT' AND NOT COMPANY EMPLOYEES. FUEL TRANSFER TO OPPOSITE WING ALLOWED L WING TO RISE ABOVE TRUCK.

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.