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A CRJ700 incurred lower fuselage skin damage just forward of the main wheel well when struck by a light service vehicle.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 647548 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200502 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 700 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| ASRS Report | 647548 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
We were doing a ps-2 inspection on aircraft. The r-hand shimmy dampener was low of skydrol. The parts department at 'B' side didn't have a fitting to service the dampener. We finally found a fitting at the hangar and went to get the skydrol pump in my mule [light service vehicle to carry parts and tools]. The tail gate was bent up so bad that to close it I had to use a screwdriver to pry it down to close. My intention was to leave the skydrol pump in the mule to service the dampener since there was plenty of hose. I drove back to the aircraft and beside it and another mule; I thought I was at least 2 ft from aircraft. Another aircraft was going by and I didn't hear the noise at first. As soon as I heard the scrape; I stopped and moved the mule away from aircraft. I reported it to the crew chief. We svced the shimmy dampener and I started mapping out gouge.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CRJ700 INCURRED LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGE JUST FORWARD OF THE MAIN WHEEL WELL WHEN STRUCK BY A LIGHT SVC VEHICLE.
Narrative: WE WERE DOING A PS-2 INSPECTION ON ACFT. THE R-HAND SHIMMY DAMPENER WAS LOW OF SKYDROL. THE PARTS DEPT AT 'B' SIDE DIDN'T HAVE A FITTING TO SVC THE DAMPENER. WE FINALLY FOUND A FITTING AT THE HANGAR AND WENT TO GET THE SKYDROL PUMP IN MY MULE [LIGHT SVC VEHICLE TO CARRY PARTS AND TOOLS]. THE TAIL GATE WAS BENT UP SO BAD THAT TO CLOSE IT I HAD TO USE A SCREWDRIVER TO PRY IT DOWN TO CLOSE. MY INTENTION WAS TO LEAVE THE SKYDROL PUMP IN THE MULE TO SVC THE DAMPENER SINCE THERE WAS PLENTY OF HOSE. I DROVE BACK TO THE ACFT AND BESIDE IT AND ANOTHER MULE; I THOUGHT I WAS AT LEAST 2 FT FROM ACFT. ANOTHER ACFT WAS GOING BY AND I DIDN'T HEAR THE NOISE AT FIRST. AS SOON AS I HEARD THE SCRAPE; I STOPPED AND MOVED THE MULE AWAY FROM ACFT. I RPTED IT TO THE CREW CHIEF. WE SVCED THE SHIMMY DAMPENER AND I STARTED MAPPING OUT GOUGE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.