B757 flight crew has a ground encounter taxiing to the gate at ord.

Attributes
ACN	717991
Time
Date	200611
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
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	717991
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	717995
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

After landing taxied into gate. Saw guideman and 2 wing walkers. Guideman began giving standard ramp signals prior to turn into centerline and continued to give come forward signal without ceasing until brakes were parked. After arrival we were notified that right engine had struck a parked belt loader.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLT CREW HAS A GND ENCOUNTER TAXIING TO THE GATE AT ORD.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG TAXIED INTO GATE. SAW GUIDEMAN AND 2 WING WALKERS. GUIDEMAN BEGAN GIVING STANDARD RAMP SIGNALS PRIOR TO TURN INTO CTRLINE AND CONTINUED TO GIVE COME FORWARD SIGNAL WITHOUT CEASING UNTIL BRAKES WERE PARKED. AFTER ARR WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT R ENG HAD STRUCK A PARKED BELT LOADER.

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.