Captain of a B737-300 turned over ground service cart when turning to taxi from gate.

Attributes
ACN	484362
Time
Date	200008
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	484362
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 4
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

Flight pushed back with normal procedures and both engines were started during pushback. Taxi instructions were given by ramp control to a ramp exit to the left of the flight. Proximity of aircraft on next gate necessitated a right 270 degree turn. Normal thrust and taxi procedures were followed. 3 days later chief pilot called to advise me that a utility push cart had been blown over and an agent's glasses blown off. Recommend that pushback be 'deep' enough to allow turn in either direction.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A B737-300 TURNED OVER GND SVC CART WHEN TURNING TO TAXI FROM GATE.

Narrative: FLT PUSHED BACK WITH NORMAL PROCS AND BOTH ENGS WERE STARTED DURING PUSHBACK. TAXI INSTRUCTIONS WERE GIVEN BY RAMP CTL TO A RAMP EXIT TO THE L OF THE FLT. PROX OF ACFT ON NEXT GATE NECESSITATED A R 270 DEG TURN. NORMAL THRUST AND TAXI PROCS WERE FOLLOWED. 3 DAYS LATER CHIEF PLT CALLED TO ADVISE ME THAT A UTILITY PUSH CART HAD BEEN BLOWN OVER AND AN AGENT'S GLASSES BLOWN OFF. RECOMMEND THAT PUSHBACK BE 'DEEP' ENOUGH TO ALLOW TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION.

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.