A baggage tug was driven into an MD80 leading edge slat.

Attributes
ACN	662618
Time
Date	200506
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain
ASRS Report	662618
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

While aircraft was parked at gate in ZZZ; ramp personnel drove a baggage tug into the right wing while loading bags for flight. The visible damage from the collision was a gouge and hole in the leading edge slat. Maintenance towed the aircraft off the gate to the hangar for repairs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BAGGAGE TUG WAS DRIVEN INTO AN MD80 LEADING EDGE SLAT.

Narrative: WHILE ACFT WAS PARKED AT GATE IN ZZZ; RAMP PERSONNEL DROVE A BAGGAGE TUG INTO THE R WING WHILE LOADING BAGS FOR FLT. THE VISIBLE DAMAGE FROM THE COLLISION WAS A GOUGE AND HOLE IN THE LEADING EDGE SLAT. MAINT TOWED THE ACFT OFF THE GATE TO THE HANGAR FOR REPAIRS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.