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A B737-300 was struck by a vehicle while parked. Lower surface of right horizontal stabilizer was scratched and cracked.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 348979 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199609 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cle |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1700 |
| ASRS Report | 348979 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We had flown ship from sfo to cle. Upon arrival at cle we left the aircraft for about 45 mins to get something to eat. When we returned I noticed a truck had struck the tail of our aircraft piercing the skin. We reported it to cle maintenance and the aircraft was taken OTS. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter was contacted and revealed the following facts. The airplane was a B737-300 and was parked on a well lighted gate. However, the WX was bad, heavy rain and high winds. The reporter was not on board the airplane when it was struck. Reporter found the damage on the walkaround preflight check. Airplane was removed from service for repair. The FAA has not contacted the reporter.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE WHILE PARKED. LOWER SURFACE OF R HORIZ STABILIZER WAS SCRATCHED AND CRACKED.
Narrative: WE HAD FLOWN SHIP FROM SFO TO CLE. UPON ARR AT CLE WE LEFT THE ACFT FOR ABOUT 45 MINS TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT. WHEN WE RETURNED I NOTICED A TRUCK HAD STRUCK THE TAIL OF OUR ACFT PIERCING THE SKIN. WE RPTED IT TO CLE MAINT AND THE ACFT WAS TAKEN OTS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR WAS CONTACTED AND REVEALED THE FOLLOWING FACTS. THE AIRPLANE WAS A B737-300 AND WAS PARKED ON A WELL LIGHTED GATE. HOWEVER, THE WX WAS BAD, HVY RAIN AND HIGH WINDS. THE RPTR WAS NOT ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE WHEN IT WAS STRUCK. RPTR FOUND THE DAMAGE ON THE WALKAROUND PREFLT CHK. AIRPLANE WAS REMOVED FROM SVC FOR REPAIR. THE FAA HAS NOT CONTACTED THE RPTR.
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.