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Aircraft damaged -- air carrier damaged when struck by vehicle while in gate. Based on an improper description from a mechanic, the distant maintenance supervisor cleared the aircraft for flight when it was not airworthy.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 309713 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199507 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lga |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 309713 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Air carrier aircraft a B737-300 was parked at the gate, being readied for trip departure. Lga maintenance reported to 737 controller supervisor that a mail truck had backed into the r-hand wing causing damage to leading r-hand wing, and quoted maintenance manual reference #XXX. Dimensions given to maintenance controller were within limits for continued service. However, when aircraft arrived at ord, ord checked damage and found it more extensive than reported and aircraft was taken OTS and the #6 slat was replaced.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT DAMAGED -- ACR DAMAGED WHEN STRUCK BY VEHICLE WHILE IN GATE. BASED ON AN IMPROPER DESCRIPTION FROM A MECH, THE DISTANT MAINT SUPVR CLRED THE ACFT FOR FLT WHEN IT WAS NOT AIRWORTHY.
Narrative: ACR ACFT A B737-300 WAS PARKED AT THE GATE, BEING READIED FOR TRIP DEP. LGA MAINT RPTED TO 737 CTLR SUPVR THAT A MAIL TRUCK HAD BACKED INTO THE R-HAND WING CAUSING DAMAGE TO LEADING R-HAND WING, AND QUOTED MAINT MANUAL REF #XXX. DIMENSIONS GIVEN TO MAINT CTLR WERE WITHIN LIMITS FOR CONTINUED SVC. HOWEVER, WHEN ACFT ARRIVED AT ORD, ORD CHKED DAMAGE AND FOUND IT MORE EXTENSIVE THAN RPTED AND ACFT WAS TAKEN OTS AND THE #6 SLAT WAS REPLACED.
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.