Garbage truck hit aircraft wing while aircraft was parked at the gate boarding passengers.

Attributes
ACN	111841
Time
Date	198905
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phl
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	111841
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While boarding the last passenger the aircraft shook. Upon leaving the cockpit and inspecting the aircraft it was found a large garbage truck backed into the left wing. The first several inches of the wing were taken off requiring sheet metal mechanics to repair well enough to ferry to a better equipped maintenance base. The truck operator was maneuvering around a loader and did not have anyone helping him clear the area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GARBAGE TRUCK HIT ACFT WING WHILE ACFT WAS PARKED AT THE GATE BOARDING PASSENGERS.

Narrative: WHILE BOARDING THE LAST PAX THE ACFT SHOOK. UPON LEAVING THE COCKPIT AND INSPECTING THE ACFT IT WAS FOUND A LARGE GARBAGE TRUCK BACKED INTO THE LEFT WING. THE FIRST SEVERAL INCHES OF THE WING WERE TAKEN OFF REQUIRING SHEET METAL MECHANICS TO REPAIR WELL ENOUGH TO FERRY TO A BETTER EQUIPPED MAINT BASE. THE TRUCK OPERATOR WAS MANEUVERING AROUND A LOADER AND DID NOT HAVE ANYONE HELPING HIM CLEAR THE AREA.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.