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A catering truck struck a B737-700 as the stabilizer struts extended. Initial estimate of damage was incorrect; damage had exceeded manufacturer limits.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 672831 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200509 |
| 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 | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance technician : 12 |
| ASRS Report | 672831 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : vehicle |
| Independent Detector | other other : 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Flight xx; aircraft XXX arrived to gate at xa:44. Catering truck approached the aircraft using signalman and in the process of setting the stabilizer stations; truck moves to the front; hitting the aircraft fuselage; making a visible dent of approximately 1 square ft with a depth of .250 inches. As per maintenance instructions; in accordance with srm 53-00-01 and 53-00-00; inspected the surrounding area; even inside the fuselage; could not find any more damage. Subsequent inspection revealed damage exceeded limits due to damage discovered to frame.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CATERING TRUCK STRUCK A B737-700 AS THE STABILIZER STRUTS EXTENDED. INITIAL ESTIMATE OF DAMAGE WAS INCORRECT; DAMAGE HAD EXCEEDED MANUFACTURER LIMITS.
Narrative: FLT XX; ACFT XXX ARRIVED TO GATE AT XA:44. CATERING TRUCK APCHED THE ACFT USING SIGNALMAN AND IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING THE STABILIZER STATIONS; TRUCK MOVES TO THE FRONT; HITTING THE ACFT FUSELAGE; MAKING A VISIBLE DENT OF APPROX 1 SQUARE FT WITH A DEPTH OF .250 INCHES. AS PER MAINT INSTRUCTIONS; IN ACCORDANCE WITH SRM 53-00-01 AND 53-00-00; INSPECTED THE SURROUNDING AREA; EVEN INSIDE THE FUSELAGE; COULD NOT FIND ANY MORE DAMAGE. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE EXCEEDED LIMITS DUE TO DAMAGE DISCOVERED TO FRAME.
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.