Left engine struck belt loader during parking.

Attributes
ACN	344236
Time
Date	199608
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp
State Reference	MN
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	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 350 flight time total : 11700 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	344236
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

When approaching the gate we had to wait for signal person to show up. While waiting, first officer and myself observed the safety zone clear of any objects. The signal person signaled us into the gate. We stopped, set parking brakes and did the checklists. While saying goodbye to the passenger, a passenger commented that our left engine had struck a belt loader. The first officer confirmed this to be true. While the belt loader was parked behind the safety zone lines, there were 2 sets of lines. Apparently, it was parked behind the wrong one. Very minor damage.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: L ENG STRUCK BELT LOADER DURING PARKING.

Narrative: WHEN APCHING THE GATE WE HAD TO WAIT FOR SIGNAL PERSON TO SHOW UP. WHILE WAITING, FO AND MYSELF OBSERVED THE SAFETY ZONE CLR OF ANY OBJECTS. THE SIGNAL PERSON SIGNALED US INTO THE GATE. WE STOPPED, SET PARKING BRAKES AND DID THE CHKLISTS. WHILE SAYING GOODBYE TO THE PAX, A PAX COMMENTED THAT OUR L ENG HAD STRUCK A BELT LOADER. THE FO CONFIRMED THIS TO BE TRUE. WHILE THE BELT LOADER WAS PARKED BEHIND THE SAFETY ZONE LINES, THERE WERE 2 SETS OF LINES. APPARENTLY, IT WAS PARKED BEHIND THE WRONG ONE. VERY MINOR DAMAGE.

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.