An MD80 incurred belly skin damage when a cleaning equipment unit was pulled under the aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	617905
Time
Date	200405
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
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	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other personnel other
ASRS Report	617905
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	oversight : supervisor
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters other non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : person 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : scheduled maintenance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

I was pulling a tornado [ground cleaning equipment] by hand and was not watching for proper clearance under plane. Told supervisor on deck and my supervisor and crew chief.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 INCURRED BELLY SKIN DAMAGE WHEN A CLEANING EQUIP UNIT WAS PULLED UNDER THE ACFT.

Narrative: I WAS PULLING A TORNADO [GND CLEANING EQUIP] BY HAND AND WAS NOT WATCHING FOR PROPER CLRNC UNDER PLANE. TOLD SUPVR ON DECK AND MY SUPVR AND CREW CHIEF.

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.