TAXI CONFUSION. WING HIT BAGGAGE CART.

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TAXI OUT FROM GATE XA EWR. AFTER STARTING ALL 3 ENGS WE GOT CLRNC FROM GND CTL TO TAXI TO RWY 22R VIA OUTER AND TXWY R. CAPT AND I DISCUSSED ENTERING AT TXWY RA. THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE ON THE 10-9 PAGE VERSUS THE SIGNS WE OBSERVED. WE HAD TAXIED ABOUT 15 SECONDS WHEN I FELT SOME BUMPS AND COMMENTED TO THE CREW. THE CAPT SAID THAT THE SURFACE WAS VERY ROUGH. I HAD LOOKED OUT TO THE R AND DIDN'T OBSERVE ANYTHING. WE CONTINUED ON A NORMAL FLT LNDG AT DEN. AFTER PARKING WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE #8 LEADING EDGE DEVICE WAS DAMAGED. IF THE SIGNS AT EWR HAD BEEN NOT SO CONFUSING; WE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN DISTRACTED DURING INITIAL TAXI. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE CAPT HAD JUST RETURNED TO FLT STATUS AFTER BEING OFF 1 YR. FO WAS TRYING TO HELP GUIDE HIM OUT OF A TIGHT TAXI AREA USING THE ARPT DIAGRAM CHART; 10-9. PAGE 10-7A STATES TO EXIT RAMP AT RA AND THAT WAS THE INSTRUCTION ALSO FROM GND CTL. FROM THEIR LOCATION ON THE INSIDE OF THE TERMINAL AND RA BEING SOME 300 FT AWAY; BUT WITH A STUB OF THE INNER TXWY IN THEIR VICINITY; THEY BECAME CONFUSED ON WHERE TO GO. CONSEQUENTLY; THE FO HAD HER HEAD DOWN LOOKING AT THE CHART AND APPARENTLY THE CAPT DEVIATED OFF THE TXWY CTRLINE; THE ACFT STRUCK A BAGGAGE CART WHICH WAS PARKED TO THE R SIDE AND THE RESULTING BUMP ALERTED THE CREW. BUT; WHEN LOOKING OUT THE R SIDE THE FO SAW SOME CARTS; BUT THEY WERE NOT TOO CLOSE. HOWEVER; THEY MUST HAVE ALREADY PASSED THE ONE THAT WAS HIT AND RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE R #8 LEADING EDGE DEVICE.