Emj crew was marshaller into a baggage cart while parking at the gate.

Attributes
ACN	616046
Time
Date	200404
Day	Wed
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdw.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Embraer Jet Undifferentiated or Other Model
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
ASRS Report	616046
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	616045
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Company Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

Approaching the gate at mdw, there was contact between the aircraft's left wing and a baggage cart. Marshaller did not give any signal to 'stop' prior to contact. Aml entry was made. Ramp agent took responsibility by admitting that she had not seen any stop signal by the marshaller. Supplemental information from acn 616045: the guide men said she never saw the stop sign given by the left wing men due to the bright sun.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMJ CREW WAS MARSHALLER INTO A BAGGAGE CART WHILE PARKING AT THE GATE.

Narrative: APCHING THE GATE AT MDW, THERE WAS CONTACT BTWN THE ACFT'S L WING AND A BAGGAGE CART. MARSHALLER DID NOT GIVE ANY SIGNAL TO 'STOP' PRIOR TO CONTACT. AML ENTRY WAS MADE. RAMP AGENT TOOK RESPONSIBILITY BY ADMITTING THAT SHE HAD NOT SEEN ANY STOP SIGNAL BY THE MARSHALLER. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 616045: THE GUIDE MEN SAID SHE NEVER SAW THE STOP SIGN GIVEN BY THE L WING MEN DUE TO THE BRIGHT SUN.

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.