Narrative:

I was informed that apparently I blew over a baggage container when I taxied away from the gate. The container hit a food truck. When it hit the food truck, it also hit the mechanism to raise the ramp used for loading the galley supplies, which in turn hit door 1R of the aircraft parked at the gate next to where we taxied away from. We pushed back from our gate at about a 45 degree angle, but not as far as I would like to have been pushed back. After engine start, I taxied toward the terminal to get some speed, then started a turn to join the taxiway. As we taxied away from the terminal, I told my first officer that I was going to be careful not to blow anything away behind us. There was a B747 taxiing quite fast on the parallel taxiway toward us. Instead of adding power to go in front of him, I took my time to join the taxiway. When I said I was going to be careful, my first officer looked at our fuel flow. It was at our break-away thrust limit. Because the B747 was coming at us, I used a different intersection to join the taxiway assigned. We used care during the taxi out, and was aware of what we were doing. I do not know if the container was secure, or even if it was left someplace it didn't belong. We have an uphill taxi from our gate to the taxiway at ord. If maintenance could push us back farther, this might not have happened. We were heavy that night. Next time I know, if we are having any trouble during the taxi out, I'll call ramp control and clear the area behind me if any power more than break-away is needed, or even if break-away is slowly working. A clean ramp is also very important.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG CREW BLEW A BAGGAGE CART INTO A FOOD TRUCK.

Narrative: I WAS INFORMED THAT APPARENTLY I BLEW OVER A BAGGAGE CONTAINER WHEN I TAXIED AWAY FROM THE GATE. THE CONTAINER HIT A FOOD TRUCK. WHEN IT HIT THE FOOD TRUCK, IT ALSO HIT THE MECHANISM TO RAISE THE RAMP USED FOR LOADING THE GALLEY SUPPLIES, WHICH IN TURN HIT DOOR 1R OF THE ACFT PARKED AT THE GATE NEXT TO WHERE WE TAXIED AWAY FROM. WE PUSHED BACK FROM OUR GATE AT ABOUT A 45 DEG ANGLE, BUT NOT AS FAR AS I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE BEEN PUSHED BACK. AFTER ENG START, I TAXIED TOWARD THE TERMINAL TO GET SOME SPD, THEN STARTED A TURN TO JOIN THE TXWY. AS WE TAXIED AWAY FROM THE TERMINAL, I TOLD MY FO THAT I WAS GOING TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO BLOW ANYTHING AWAY BEHIND US. THERE WAS A B747 TAXIING QUITE FAST ON THE PARALLEL TXWY TOWARD US. INSTEAD OF ADDING PWR TO GO IN FRONT OF HIM, I TOOK MY TIME TO JOIN THE TXWY. WHEN I SAID I WAS GOING TO BE CAREFUL, MY FO LOOKED AT OUR FUEL FLOW. IT WAS AT OUR BREAK-AWAY THRUST LIMIT. BECAUSE THE B747 WAS COMING AT US, I USED A DIFFERENT INTXN TO JOIN THE TXWY ASSIGNED. WE USED CARE DURING THE TAXI OUT, AND WAS AWARE OF WHAT WE WERE DOING. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE CONTAINER WAS SECURE, OR EVEN IF IT WAS LEFT SOMEPLACE IT DIDN'T BELONG. WE HAVE AN UPHILL TAXI FROM OUR GATE TO THE TXWY AT ORD. IF MAINT COULD PUSH US BACK FARTHER, THIS MIGHT NOT HAVE HAPPENED. WE WERE HVY THAT NIGHT. NEXT TIME I KNOW, IF WE ARE HAVING ANY TROUBLE DURING THE TAXI OUT, I'LL CALL RAMP CTL AND CLR THE AREA BEHIND ME IF ANY PWR MORE THAN BREAK-AWAY IS NEEDED, OR EVEN IF BREAK-AWAY IS SLOWLY WORKING. A CLEAN RAMP IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT.

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.