WINGTIP SCRAPED PROVISIONING STAND TAXING INTO GATE.

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CAPT NOTED A LIGHT PROVISIONING STAIRWAY ON THE L SIDE WHILE TAXIING IN CTRED ON LEAD-IN LINE. THE STAND WAS OUTSIDE THE PAINTED ZONE BOUNDARY. THE MARSHALER DIRECTED THE ACFT TO THE STOPPING POINT AND THE BRAKES SET AND ENGS SHUT DOWN. AFTER CHKLIST COMPLETED AND COCKPIT SECURED; IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE L WINGTIP HAD COME IN CONTACT WITH THE PROVISIONING STAND. MAINT WAS CALLED; THE TIP INSPECTED AND NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED. ACFT CLRED FOR FURTHER SVC. AFTER THE ACFT WAS PARKED THE COCKPIT CREW OBSERVED THAT THE WINGTIP EXTENDED PAST THE SAFETY LINE BOUNDARY; EVEN THOUGH THE ACFT WAS ON THE LEAD-IN CTRLINE. IT APPEARS THAT EVEN THOUGH THE EQUIP WAS OUTSIDE THE SAFETY ZONE; IT WAS STILL INSIDE THE WINGTIP RADIUS. THE ARPT AUTH WILL BE CONTACTED TO SURVEY THESE MARKINGS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE PROVISIONING STAND HAD BEEN USED AT THE ADJACENT GATE JUST PRIOR TO RPTR'S ACFT ARR. APPARENTLY; THE GND CREW HAD HASTILY MOVED IT FOR OTHER ACFT TO PUSH BACK; AND; NOT REALIZING THE IMMINENT ARR OF ANOTHER ACFT; HAD POSITIONED IT INCORRECTLY. CONTRIBUTING TO THE WRONG POSITIONING WAS THE IMPROPER PAINTING OF THE LINES MARKING THE SAFETY ZONE. THE ACFT HAD NO DAMAGE -- JUST A SLIGHT PAINT SCRAPE FROM THE STAND. RPTR'S ACR WAS FOLLOWING UP ON CORRECTIVE ACTION. THEY HAD A GND SURVEY CREW FROM THE ACR HEADQUARTERS EXAMINE THE MARKING AND THEY HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE ARPT AUTH. THE ARPT AUTH SAID THAT; THOUGH THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROB; THEY HAD NOT CORRECTED IT BECAUSE OF INCREASED ARPT SECURITY AND DIDN'T WANT TO BRING IN CONTRACT PERSONNEL DURING HEIGHTENED SECURITY. ACR CONTINUES TO MONITOR CORRECTIVE ACTION WHICH MAY HAVE ALREADY BEEN CORRECTED.