RAMP OP. THE L WING OF AN MD80 FLT IS DAMAGED WHEN CONTACTING A CATERING TRUCK SITTING ON THE RAMP NEAR THE FOUL LINE AREA AT LGA; NY.

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WE STOPPED AT THE TOW IN POINT FOR GATE AT LGA AND SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGS. INTERPHONE COM WAS ESTABLISHED WITH THE TOW CREW. HE ASKED FOR BRAKES RELEASED AND I SAID 'THAT CATERING TRUCK LOOKS TOO CLOSE.' HIS RESPONSE WAS; 'MY WING WALKER SAYS IT LOOKS OK.' I THEN SAID; 'THE WING WALKER IS NOT LOOKING AT THE TRUCK OR THE WING.' HE THEN SAID THAT THE WING WALKER LOOKED AT IT AND GAVE HIM A THUMBS UP. I RELEASED THE BRAKES AND TOLD THE DRIVER THAT THE BRAKES WERE RELEASED. AFTER A SHORT TIME; I SAW A MARSHALLER PUT UP THE STOP SIGNAL FOR THE TOW DRIVER. WHEN THE TOW DRIVER SAW THE STOP SIGNAL; HE STOPPED. THERE WAS SOME ACTIVITY AMONG THE GND PERSONNEL AND THEN THEY BEGAN TO TOW THE AIRPLANE AGAIN. WHEN WE STOPPED AT THE GATE; I ASKED THE TOW DRIVER WHAT WAS GOING ON AND HE SAID THAT WE HAD HIT THE TRUCK. I RAN CHKLISTS AND PULLED THE COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER CIRCUIT BREAKER. I ASKED MY FO TO CALL MAINT AND TELL THEM THAT WE PULLED THE COCKPIT VOICE RECORDER CIRCUIT BREAKER (SO THEY WOULDN'T PUSH IT BACK IN); WHILE I CALLED DISPATCH AND THE CHIEF PLT.