MD80 crew flew aircraft after being hit by a truck.

Attributes
ACN	481268
Time
Date	200008
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stl.airport
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-82
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : stl.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 11210 flight time type : 240
ASRS Report	481268
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 3175
ASRS Report	481030
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle ground encounters other non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Stl airport taxiway P. While taxiing on taxiway P north of taxiway H, construction truck struck the right wingtip of aircraft, an MD80. Captain felt a slight bump and inquired to tower if they saw any damage to the right wingtip. Captain also asked a commuter (taxiing behind) if they saw the truck hit the aircraft or saw any wingtip damage. On 2 separate occasions, the commuter aircraft stated there was no damage to wingtip. The aircraft took off and flew an uneventful flight to cle. Upon landing in cle the captain discovered slight damage to right wingtip. Problem can be solved by placing the construction saw horses such that proper wingtip clearance can be obtained while taxiing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 CREW FLEW ACFT AFTER BEING HIT BY A TRUCK.

Narrative: STL ARPT TXWY P. WHILE TAXIING ON TXWY P N OF TXWY H, CONSTRUCTION TRUCK STRUCK THE R WINGTIP OF ACFT, AN MD80. CAPT FELT A SLIGHT BUMP AND INQUIRED TO TWR IF THEY SAW ANY DAMAGE TO THE R WINGTIP. CAPT ALSO ASKED A COMMUTER (TAXIING BEHIND) IF THEY SAW THE TRUCK HIT THE ACFT OR SAW ANY WINGTIP DAMAGE. ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE COMMUTER ACFT STATED THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO WINGTIP. THE ACFT TOOK OFF AND FLEW AN UNEVENTFUL FLT TO CLE. UPON LNDG IN CLE THE CAPT DISCOVERED SLIGHT DAMAGE TO R WINGTIP. PROB CAN BE SOLVED BY PLACING THE CONSTRUCTION SAW HORSES SUCH THAT PROPER WINGTIP CLRNC CAN BE OBTAINED WHILE TAXIING.

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.