Narrative:

On arrival in sea, I was assigned gate xa. I taxied in to the inner ramp and picked up the lead-in lines for the gate. The lines are new and require several turns to acquire the lead-in to the jetway. After the initial turn, I picked up the marshaller and started following his directions. (There was a great deal of ground support equipment to my right, but it appeared to be on the safe side of the safety line.) just prior to turning left to intercept the final lead-in line, I was stopped by the marshaller. He moved several ft to the right to check my wing clearance. He then motioned for me to start forward, followed shortly by a turn to the left. After approximately 25-30 degrees of turn, my right wing struck a deice truck parked outside the safety line. I stopped the aircraft, ground support moved the truck and I proceeded to the jetway. The #5 slat hit the back of the deice truck. It would appear that the new lead-in lines to gate need to be adjusted or move the ground support equipment to another location. Supplemental information from acn 449896: the new taxi line is not parallel to the right safety line. If the line is followed as painted, body of aircraft is well right of intended position when sitting at the gate. The sharp first turn causes the right wing on MD80's to sweep well out of the safety lines.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WING OF MD80 STRUCK GND SVC VEHICLE DURING PARKING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE R WING SLAT.

Narrative: ON ARR IN SEA, I WAS ASSIGNED GATE XA. I TAXIED IN TO THE INNER RAMP AND PICKED UP THE LEAD-IN LINES FOR THE GATE. THE LINES ARE NEW AND REQUIRE SEVERAL TURNS TO ACQUIRE THE LEAD-IN TO THE JETWAY. AFTER THE INITIAL TURN, I PICKED UP THE MARSHALLER AND STARTED FOLLOWING HIS DIRECTIONS. (THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF GND SUPPORT EQUIP TO MY R, BUT IT APPEARED TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE OF THE SAFETY LINE.) JUST PRIOR TO TURNING L TO INTERCEPT THE FINAL LEAD-IN LINE, I WAS STOPPED BY THE MARSHALLER. HE MOVED SEVERAL FT TO THE R TO CHK MY WING CLRNC. HE THEN MOTIONED FOR ME TO START FORWARD, FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY A TURN TO THE L. AFTER APPROX 25-30 DEGS OF TURN, MY R WING STRUCK A DEICE TRUCK PARKED OUTSIDE THE SAFETY LINE. I STOPPED THE ACFT, GND SUPPORT MOVED THE TRUCK AND I PROCEEDED TO THE JETWAY. THE #5 SLAT HIT THE BACK OF THE DEICE TRUCK. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE NEW LEAD-IN LINES TO GATE NEED TO BE ADJUSTED OR MOVE THE GND SUPPORT EQUIP TO ANOTHER LOCATION. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 449896: THE NEW TAXI LINE IS NOT PARALLEL TO THE R SAFETY LINE. IF THE LINE IS FOLLOWED AS PAINTED, BODY OF ACFT IS WELL R OF INTENDED POS WHEN SITTING AT THE GATE. THE SHARP FIRST TURN CAUSES THE R WING ON MD80'S TO SWEEP WELL OUT OF THE SAFETY LINES.

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.