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Super MD80 on the gate. During preflight, first officer noted possible bird strike damage to wing flaps. Maintenance checked area and wanted flaps lowered. First officer in cockpit at maintenance request lowered flaps. Leading edge devices struck a fuel truck causing damage to leading edge.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 347947 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lax |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 347947 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 347946 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During walkaround preflight inspection copilot found evidence of bird strikes on right flaps. He notified maintenance personnel who were on the ramp. Maintenance at that time said they would need to lower flaps for further inspection. Copilot returned to cockpit to finish duties. Maintenance then stood outside to the right of aircraft and notified copilot to lower flaps. While flaps were being extended, the leading edge device struck a fuel truck positioned under the right wing. Maintenance immediately notified the copilot to bring the flaps up, which he did. No injuries occurred. The aircraft leading edge device on the right was damaged just above fueling panel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SUPER MD80 ON THE GATE. DURING PREFLT, FO NOTED POSSIBLE BIRD STRIKE DAMAGE TO WING FLAPS. MAINT CHKED AREA AND WANTED FLAPS LOWERED. FO IN COCKPIT AT MAINT REQUEST LOWERED FLAPS. LEADING EDGE DEVICES STRUCK A FUEL TRUCK CAUSING DAMAGE TO LEADING EDGE.
Narrative: DURING WALKAROUND PREFLT INSPECTION COPLT FOUND EVIDENCE OF BIRD STRIKES ON R FLAPS. HE NOTIFIED MAINT PERSONNEL WHO WERE ON THE RAMP. MAINT AT THAT TIME SAID THEY WOULD NEED TO LOWER FLAPS FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. COPLT RETURNED TO COCKPIT TO FINISH DUTIES. MAINT THEN STOOD OUTSIDE TO THE R OF ACFT AND NOTIFIED COPLT TO LOWER FLAPS. WHILE FLAPS WERE BEING EXTENDED, THE LEADING EDGE DEVICE STRUCK A FUEL TRUCK POSITIONED UNDER THE R WING. MAINT IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THE COPLT TO BRING THE FLAPS UP, WHICH HE DID. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. THE ACFT LEADING EDGE DEVICE ON THE R WAS DAMAGED JUST ABOVE FUELING PANEL.
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.