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A B727-200 was found on arrival at xyz to have a damaged left wingtip tail light believed to have occurred at ZZZ by a cabin service truck.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 430490 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B727-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : maintenance |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 430490 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : gate mechanic |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
On arrival at xyz I was notified that there was damage to the left wingtip tail light assembly by the ground crew. This was verified. It is believed the damage might have been caused by ground services in ZZZ who arrived at the aircraft right before departure time to fix a wet carpet in the rear galley. I questioned our flight engineer who assured me that during his walkaround there was no such damage which was previous to the arrival of ground services in ZZZ. I notified dispatcher in ZZZ when this event became known to me. Also there was blue paint on the tail light assembly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B727-200 WAS FOUND ON ARR AT XYZ TO HAVE A DAMAGED L WINGTIP TAIL LIGHT BELIEVED TO HAVE OCCURRED AT ZZZ BY A CABIN SVC TRUCK.
Narrative: ON ARR AT XYZ I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE L WINGTIP TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY BY THE GND CREW. THIS WAS VERIFIED. IT IS BELIEVED THE DAMAGE MIGHT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY GND SVCS IN ZZZ WHO ARRIVED AT THE ACFT RIGHT BEFORE DEP TIME TO FIX A WET CARPET IN THE REAR GALLEY. I QUESTIONED OUR FE WHO ASSURED ME THAT DURING HIS WALKAROUND THERE WAS NO SUCH DAMAGE WHICH WAS PREVIOUS TO THE ARR OF GND SVCS IN ZZZ. I NOTIFIED DISPATCHER IN ZZZ WHEN THIS EVENT BECAME KNOWN TO ME. ALSO THERE WAS BLUE PAINT ON THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY.
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.