A FOKKER 100 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH KNOWN DAMAGE TO THE GND PWR RECEPTACLE AND DOOR BUT NO DOCUMENTATION.

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FLT ABC; ACFT XYZ; DEPARTED XA45 LCL ON MAY/XA/00; GATE ZY. AFTER THE FO COMPLETED THE PREFLT; WE FELT THE ACFT BUMPED AS A FIRM CATERING TRUCK MIGHT CAUSE. I LOOKED OUT AND SAW A LAVATORY TRUCK TO THE L OF THE ACFT DRAGGING A STEEL CABLE. I WENT OUTSIDE TO INVESTIGATE. I THOUGHT THE TRUCK MIGHT HAVE HIT THE TOW BAR; SO I LOOKED OVER THE NOSE AND NOSE GEAR AREA -- THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE. THEN I NOTICED THAT THE STEEL CABLE THAT THE LAVATORY TRUCK HAD SNAGGED WAS THE SUPPORTING CABLE FOR THE EXTERIOR PWR CORD. IT HAD BEEN RIPPED FROM THE JETBRIDGE STRUCTURE. I CALLED FACILITY MAINT TO ENSURE THAT THE JETBRIDGE COULD BE MOVED FOR OUR IMPENDING DEP. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS OK TO OPERATE. AFTER LNDG AT XXX; THE GND CREW CAME TO THE COCKPIT TO RPT EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE ACFT PWR RECEPTACLE. THIS WAS THE FIRST WE KNEW OF DAMAGE AND I MADE A LOGBOOK ENTRY. THE PROB THAT I HAD WITH THE WHOLE INCIDENT WAS THAT THE ZZZ GND CREW HAD TO HAVE NOTICED THE DAMAGE WHEN THEY DISCONNECTED THE EXTERIOR PWR AND CLOSED THE DOOR. THE ACFT HANDLED OK AIRBORNE AND NO PROBS WITH PRESSURIZATION.