FLC OF AN EMBRAER; E120; TAXIED OVER A FUEL STANCHION COVER ON THE RAMP WHEN LEAVING THE GATE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO ALL 4 BLADES OF 1 PROP.

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ACFT WAS PARKED BTWN GATES X AND Y WITH THE PAX DOOR FACING THE TERMINAL. AFTER THE PAX DEPLANED; THE DOOR WAS CLOSED AND THE START ENG SIGNAL WAS GIVEN TO THE RAMP AGENT IN FRONT OF THE ACFT WHO IN TURN GAVE THE ALL CLR TO START. AFTER STARTING BOTH ENGS; THE TAXI LIGHT WAS FLASHED TO SIGNAL READY TO TAXI. THE RAMP AGENT SIGNALED US FORWARD FOLLOWED BY A TURN R SIGNAL; IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY POINTING BOTH WANDS TO THE R; SIGNALING ALL CLR. AS WE STARTED THE TURN; I LOOKED TO THE R TO MAKE SURE THE R SIDE AND THE RAMP WERE CLR TO PROCEED. ON TURNING BACK TOWARD THE FRONT; I CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF THE AGENT POINTING TOWARD THE L WING AND DUCKING WHILE AT THE SAME TIME HEARING A THUD ON THE L SIDE OF THE ACFT. WE BEGAN TO TURN BACK TOWARD THE TERMINAL TO SHUT DOWN AND SEE WHAT HAPPENED. WHEN THE HEAD OF THE RAMP CAME OUT; SHE SIGNALED US TO CONTINUE TO THE HANGAR; WRITE A RPT AND CALL HER. AT NO TIME DID I SEE A STOP SIGNAL GIVEN. AFTER ENG SHUTDOWN AT THE HANGAR; WE SAW THE DAMAGE TO THE PROP BLADE TIPS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 374906: PROPS HAD ENGAGED A FIXED FUELING STANCHION COVER.