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A maintenance technician inadvertently damaged a landing gear door panel while positioning docking equipment as a result of a breakdown in communication with his co-worker.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1039848 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201209 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Main Gear Door |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Apprentice Maintenance Powerplant |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
This event occurred on the right hand wing dock; as I was moving sliders out to begin maintenance; with [a spotter]. As the lighting was poor; the controls very far away; and high noise. I was unable to hear or see very well what [the spotter] was trying to tell me. I stopped the slider short of making contact with the trunion door; when [the spotter] told me to go back. I thought he told me to go forward. At that time; I heard the door give way and stopped. [We] needed to move sliders out to open aircraft for inspection. More lighting is required under both wings and mechanical stops on sliders; to prevent contact.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Maintenance Technician inadvertently damaged a landing gear door panel while positioning docking equipment as a result of a breakdown in communication with his co-worker.
Narrative: This event occurred on the right hand wing dock; as I was moving sliders out to begin maintenance; with [a spotter]. As the lighting was poor; the controls very far away; and high noise. I was unable to hear or see very well what [the spotter] was trying to tell me. I stopped the slider short of making contact with the trunion door; when [the spotter] told me to go back. I thought he told me to go forward. At that time; I heard the door give way and stopped. [We] needed to move sliders out to open aircraft for inspection. More lighting is required under both wings and Mechanical stops on sliders; to prevent contact.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.