Narrative:

I taxied into gate at dtw with idle power, both engines running and never having to come to a full stop. After stopping at the gate, agent notified me that our air carrier control tower would like to speak to me. They said I blew a cart into a DC9 parked at gate. I observed the damage of DC9 right flap from baggage cart. I notified chief pilot's office and filed an ASR (aviation safety report). I believe that the power of the B757 will blow over any baggage cart parked at that position and that congestion of the ramp is the problem. The corrective action is to remove carts from those position or tow in aircraft to those opposite gates with empty/unattached baggage carts left.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF B757 TAXIING INTO GATE IS TOLD AFTER THE FACT THAT THE JET BLAST BLEW A BAGGAGE CART INTO A DC9 CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FLAP.

Narrative: I TAXIED INTO GATE AT DTW WITH IDLE PWR, BOTH ENGS RUNNING AND NEVER HAVING TO COME TO A FULL STOP. AFTER STOPPING AT THE GATE, AGENT NOTIFIED ME THAT OUR ACR CTL TWR WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO ME. THEY SAID I BLEW A CART INTO A DC9 PARKED AT GATE. I OBSERVED THE DAMAGE OF DC9 R FLAP FROM BAGGAGE CART. I NOTIFIED CHIEF PLT'S OFFICE AND FILED AN ASR (AVIATION SAFETY RPT). I BELIEVE THAT THE PWR OF THE B757 WILL BLOW OVER ANY BAGGAGE CART PARKED AT THAT POS AND THAT CONGESTION OF THE RAMP IS THE PROB. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TO REMOVE CARTS FROM THOSE POS OR TOW IN ACFT TO THOSE OPPOSITE GATES WITH EMPTY/UNATTACHED BAGGAGE CARTS LEFT.

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.