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2 B737-800 aircraft incurred damage when 1 aircraft being pushed out of a hangar struck a parked aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 633381 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200410 |
| Day | Thu |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dtw.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : pushback |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician other personnel other personnel other |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Experience | maintenance lead technician : 2.5 maintenance technician : 17.5 |
| ASRS Report | 633381 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician other personnel other personnel |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 633380 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical ground encounters other maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : lighting contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
Pushing back air carrier X from inside of hangar (XXX XXX) on tug pushing air carrier X. Wing walker (XXX XXX) on right side of air carrier X, myself (XXX XXX) on left side of air carrier X. Started to push back the airplane, cleared the wingtip of air carrier Y, got back to the stabilizer area on air carrier Y, front right side. About 1 1/2 ft away I yelled to stop 4 times at tug driver and I was waving my hands to stop. Tug driver's head was looking over at right wing walker. The air carrier X struck air carrier Y tail section left wingtip on air carrier X. Received a broken light tip on static rod. After aircraft came to a stop after hitting air carrier Y, tug driver said he didn't hear me telling him to stop.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: 2 B737-800 ACFT INCURRED DAMAGE WHEN 1 ACFT BEING PUSHED OUT OF A HANGAR STRUCK A PARKED ACFT.
Narrative: PUSHING BACK ACR X FROM INSIDE OF HANGAR (XXX XXX) ON TUG PUSHING ACR X. WING WALKER (XXX XXX) ON R SIDE OF ACR X, MYSELF (XXX XXX) ON L SIDE OF ACR X. STARTED TO PUSH BACK THE AIRPLANE, CLRED THE WINGTIP OF ACR Y, GOT BACK TO THE STABILIZER AREA ON ACR Y, FRONT R SIDE. ABOUT 1 1/2 FT AWAY I YELLED TO STOP 4 TIMES AT TUG DRIVER AND I WAS WAVING MY HANDS TO STOP. TUG DRIVER'S HEAD WAS LOOKING OVER AT R WING WALKER. THE ACR X STRUCK ACR Y TAIL SECTION L WINGTIP ON ACR X. RECEIVED A BROKEN LIGHT TIP ON STATIC ROD. AFTER ACFT CAME TO A STOP AFTER HITTING ACR Y, TUG DRIVER SAID HE DIDN'T HEAR ME TELLING HIM TO STOP.
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.