Narrative:

Aircraft arrived approximately XA30 with 2 MEL's -- the #2 engine needle anti-ice inoperative and APU will not start. At XB30 myself and another mechanic were asked to work on the aircraft. We changed the #2 nacelle anti-ice valve, in order to operations check it we needed to repair the APU. The other mechanic went and got the APU maintenance platform and towed it to the back of the aircraft, leaving the platform attached to the golf cart. A third mechanic arrived to help us. We changed the fuel control, which fixed the APU. We went back to the #2 engine MEL and started the engine to operations check the anti-ice valve, which operations checked good. I shut down the APU and restarted it 3 times to make sure it was fixed. We went back to the APU and installed the bucket, cleaned up the maintenance platform and closed up the APU. The third mechanic went to put his tools away, the second mechanic went to get the logbook and all the tags. He asked me if I would take the maintenance platform back to its parking spot. Not realizing that the platform was still attached to the golf cart, I started moving the golf cart, which pulled the APU maintenance platform into the back of aircraft fuselage causing damage. I immediately went back to my lead and told him what happened.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737-300 INCURRED FUSELAGE DAMAGE WHEN A GOLF CART WAS MOVED THAT WAS ATTACHED TO A PWR UNIT WORK STAND POSITIONED UNDER THE ACFT.

Narrative: ACFT ARRIVED APPROX XA30 WITH 2 MEL'S -- THE #2 ENG NEEDLE ANTI-ICE INOP AND APU WILL NOT START. AT XB30 MYSELF AND ANOTHER MECH WERE ASKED TO WORK ON THE ACFT. WE CHANGED THE #2 NACELLE ANTI-ICE VALVE, IN ORDER TO OPS CHK IT WE NEEDED TO REPAIR THE APU. THE OTHER MECH WENT AND GOT THE APU MAINT PLATFORM AND TOWED IT TO THE BACK OF THE ACFT, LEAVING THE PLATFORM ATTACHED TO THE GOLF CART. A THIRD MECH ARRIVED TO HELP US. WE CHANGED THE FUEL CTL, WHICH FIXED THE APU. WE WENT BACK TO THE #2 ENG MEL AND STARTED THE ENG TO OPS CHK THE ANTI-ICE VALVE, WHICH OPS CHKED GOOD. I SHUT DOWN THE APU AND RESTARTED IT 3 TIMES TO MAKE SURE IT WAS FIXED. WE WENT BACK TO THE APU AND INSTALLED THE BUCKET, CLEANED UP THE MAINT PLATFORM AND CLOSED UP THE APU. THE THIRD MECH WENT TO PUT HIS TOOLS AWAY, THE SECOND MECH WENT TO GET THE LOGBOOK AND ALL THE TAGS. HE ASKED ME IF I WOULD TAKE THE MAINT PLATFORM BACK TO ITS PARKING SPOT. NOT REALIZING THAT THE PLATFORM WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE GOLF CART, I STARTED MOVING THE GOLF CART, WHICH PULLED THE APU MAINT PLATFORM INTO THE BACK OF ACFT FUSELAGE CAUSING DAMAGE. I IMMEDIATELY WENT BACK TO MY LEAD AND TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED.

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.