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Airstairs rolled into side of aircraft while it was parked for passenger boarding. Aircraft was cleared to continue to destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 182651 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199106 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mbj |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pvd |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : second officer |
| Qualification | pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 152 flight time total : 2456 flight time type : 1358 |
| ASRS Report | 182651 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Flight from mbj to bos. Approximately 10 mins before departure, as the last of the passenger boarded, the aircraft suddenly shook violently. The first officer and I stopped outside to see what had happened. We observed an airstair truck stopped with the airstair railings contacting the left side of the fuselage just aft of the static ports beneath the 11TH-13TH passenger windows. Upon closer inspection, we observed 3 dents in the fuselage along the longitudinal rivet lines. The dents were smooth and later measured to be between 48' to 3/8'. No rivets appeared to be loose and no tears were observed in the fuselage skin. According to and eyewitness (passenger), the truck had been left running and unattended and simply rolled back into our aircraft at a speed of approximately 5 mph. I contacted the captain and the captain contacted our dispatch and technical control departments. An a&P mechanic on the field inspected the damage. According to technical control, the damage was found to be within acceptable limits. I made an entry concerning the damage in the maintenance log and the a&P mechanic signed off the aircraft as safe for flight. Shortly after departure, the #1 engine driven gen indicated a speed fault. I informed the captain and completed the appropriate abnormal procedure, which included disconnecting the gen constant speed drive. The flight then proceeded to bos west/O incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AIRSTAIRS ROLLED INTO SIDE OF ACFT WHILE IT WAS PARKED FOR PASSENGER BOARDING. ACFT WAS CLEARED TO CONTINUE TO DESTINATION.
Narrative: FLT FROM MBJ TO BOS. APPROX 10 MINS BEFORE DEP, AS THE LAST OF THE PAX BOARDED, THE ACFT SUDDENLY SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE F/O AND I STOPPED OUTSIDE TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. WE OBSERVED AN AIRSTAIR TRUCK STOPPED WITH THE AIRSTAIR RAILINGS CONTACTING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE JUST AFT OF THE STATIC PORTS BENEATH THE 11TH-13TH PAX WINDOWS. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, WE OBSERVED 3 DENTS IN THE FUSELAGE ALONG THE LONGITUDINAL RIVET LINES. THE DENTS WERE SMOOTH AND LATER MEASURED TO BE BTWN 48' TO 3/8'. NO RIVETS APPEARED TO BE LOOSE AND NO TEARS WERE OBSERVED IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN. ACCORDING TO AND EYEWITNESS (PAX), THE TRUCK HAD BEEN LEFT RUNNING AND UNATTENDED AND SIMPLY ROLLED BACK INTO OUR ACFT AT A SPD OF APPROX 5 MPH. I CONTACTED THE CAPT AND THE CAPT CONTACTED OUR DISPATCH AND TECHNICAL CTL DEPTS. AN A&P MECH ON THE FIELD INSPECTED THE DAMAGE. ACCORDING TO TECHNICAL CTL, THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO BE WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS. I MADE AN ENTRY CONCERNING THE DAMAGE IN THE MAINT LOG AND THE A&P MECH SIGNED OFF THE ACFT AS SAFE FOR FLT. SHORTLY AFTER DEP, THE #1 ENG DRIVEN GEN INDICATED A SPD FAULT. I INFORMED THE CAPT AND COMPLETED THE APPROPRIATE ABNORMAL PROC, WHICH INCLUDED DISCONNECTING THE GEN CONSTANT SPD DRIVE. THE FLT THEN PROCEEDED TO BOS W/O INCIDENT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.