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A B757 has a belt loader backing away from the aircraft with a missing rubber bumper, leaving a protruding screw which damages the cargo door. This resulted in a delay and required a pressurization check.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 416130 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sjc |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| 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 Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 416130 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Location: sjc. When belt loader was backed away from forward cargo door, a protruding screw (that held the missing rubber bumper) caught the door sill and ripped it. This caused an extended delay and required a pressurization check. I inspected 3 other belt loaders (that were new) also missing bumpers. This could be a safety hazard if cargo personnel in the station manager's or ramp supervisor's office are not responsible for a daily check of all ground equipment used in or around aircraft, inspecting it for safety and svcability. Equipment that can damage aircraft should not be allowed near the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 HAS A BELT LOADER BACKING AWAY FROM THE ACFT WITH A MISSING RUBBER BUMPER, LEAVING A PROTRUDING SCREW WHICH DAMAGES THE CARGO DOOR. THIS RESULTED IN A DELAY AND REQUIRED A PRESSURIZATION CHK.
Narrative: LOCATION: SJC. WHEN BELT LOADER WAS BACKED AWAY FROM FORWARD CARGO DOOR, A PROTRUDING SCREW (THAT HELD THE MISSING RUBBER BUMPER) CAUGHT THE DOOR SILL AND RIPPED IT. THIS CAUSED AN EXTENDED DELAY AND REQUIRED A PRESSURIZATION CHK. I INSPECTED 3 OTHER BELT LOADERS (THAT WERE NEW) ALSO MISSING BUMPERS. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD IF CARGO PERSONNEL IN THE STATION MGR'S OR RAMP SUPVR'S OFFICE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR A DAILY CHK OF ALL GND EQUIP USED IN OR AROUND ACFT, INSPECTING IT FOR SAFETY AND SVCABILITY. EQUIP THAT CAN DAMAGE ACFT SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED NEAR THE ACFT.
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.