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An MD80 was damaged when parked in a portable dock when a scissors lift struck the dock moving the dock against the aircraft nose skin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 630963 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200409 |
| Day | Fri |
| 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 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| 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 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| ASRS Report | 630963 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | oversight : supervisor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Chart Or Publication Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
Was operating the scissor lift and bumped into the r-hand nose dock, which was not setting the 4 antiskid's brakes, caused the r-hand nose dock to move several inches and put a dent in the right front corner below the paint stripe on the fuselage next to the radome. The dent is approximately the size of a nickel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 WAS DAMAGED WHEN PARKED IN A PORTABLE DOCK WHEN A SCISSORS LIFT STRUCK THE DOCK MOVING THE DOCK AGAINST THE ACFT NOSE SKIN.
Narrative: WAS OPERATING THE SCISSOR LIFT AND BUMPED INTO THE R-HAND NOSE DOCK, WHICH WAS NOT SETTING THE 4 ANTISKID'S BRAKES, CAUSED THE R-HAND NOSE DOCK TO MOVE SEVERAL INCHES AND PUT A DENT IN THE R FRONT CORNER BELOW THE PAINT STRIPE ON THE FUSELAGE NEXT TO THE RADOME. THE DENT IS APPROX THE SIZE OF A NICKEL.
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.