Narrative:

After departing the gate, the first officer called my attention to 4 EICAS messages. We contacted maintenance for assistance in clearing the messages, but were unable to do so. We were directed by maintenance to the remote ramp, southwest of gate, where they would meet us to try to fix the problem. An air carrier B767 was already parked there facing north, and it was apparent that the parking crew wanted us just west of the aircraft, also facing north. We had a complete ground crew of about 6 people marshalling us into the spot, and there was a lot of activity on the ramp. From where the chief marshaller had positioned himself, there was not much room from the edge of the ramp to complete the left 90 degree turn to face him. My attention was directed at maneuvering the aircraft to make the sharp left turn, watching the marshaller and following his signals. My attention was distraction by the other guidemen (wing walkers, etc) also on the ramp, and did not notice a light pole that was just off the edge of the ramp to the south. Just after the guideman gave me the signal to begin the sharp left turn to face him, I felt a sudden jolt. My first thought was that one of the main gear had dropped into a small pothole. It was only too apparent moments later that the right wing had struck the light pole about 4 ft in from the wingtip.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT WING STRUCK LIGHT POLE DURING TAXI IN.

Narrative: AFTER DEPARTING THE GATE, THE FO CALLED MY ATTN TO 4 EICAS MESSAGES. WE CONTACTED MAINT FOR ASSISTANCE IN CLRING THE MESSAGES, BUT WERE UNABLE TO DO SO. WE WERE DIRECTED BY MAINT TO THE REMOTE RAMP, SW OF GATE, WHERE THEY WOULD MEET US TO TRY TO FIX THE PROB. AN ACR B767 WAS ALREADY PARKED THERE FACING N, AND IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE PARKING CREW WANTED US JUST W OF THE ACFT, ALSO FACING N. WE HAD A COMPLETE GND CREW OF ABOUT 6 PEOPLE MARSHALLING US INTO THE SPOT, AND THERE WAS A LOT OF ACTIVITY ON THE RAMP. FROM WHERE THE CHIEF MARSHALLER HAD POSITIONED HIMSELF, THERE WAS NOT MUCH ROOM FROM THE EDGE OF THE RAMP TO COMPLETE THE L 90 DEG TURN TO FACE HIM. MY ATTN WAS DIRECTED AT MANEUVERING THE ACFT TO MAKE THE SHARP L TURN, WATCHING THE MARSHALLER AND FOLLOWING HIS SIGNALS. MY ATTN WAS DISTR BY THE OTHER GUIDEMEN (WING WALKERS, ETC) ALSO ON THE RAMP, AND DID NOT NOTICE A LIGHT POLE THAT WAS JUST OFF THE EDGE OF THE RAMP TO THE S. JUST AFTER THE GUIDEMAN GAVE ME THE SIGNAL TO BEGIN THE SHARP L TURN TO FACE HIM, I FELT A SUDDEN JOLT. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT ONE OF THE MAIN GEAR HAD DROPPED INTO A SMALL POTHOLE. IT WAS ONLY TOO APPARENT MOMENTS LATER THAT THE R WING HAD STRUCK THE LIGHT POLE ABOUT 4 FT IN FROM THE WINGTIP.

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.