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Maintenance personnel reported that when lowering the flaps on a B737 the flaps contacted the roof of a golf cart.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1397700 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201610 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Trailing Edge Flap |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Other / Unknown |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Other / Unknown |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Object |
Narrative:
To perform the lube of the aft trunnion pins; I cleared person X to lower the flaps. Person X was in the cockpit and I was on the ramp. Remembering the flaps were cleared and fully extended a short time prior during the flap inspection for the MV2; I failed to look and double check that the area was safe for the flaps to be extended. As person X lowered the flaps; I walked to the right wing to continue with the lube card. 2 minutes later person X approaches me and informs me the flaps were lowered onto the golf cart which was located beneath the left wing. The flap had a 2x1 inch delamination on the inboard trailing edge corner. A temporary repair was performed and logged in a non-routine with a permanent repair required within 150 flight hours.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Maintenance Personnel reported that when lowering the flaps on a B737 the flaps contacted the roof of a golf cart.
Narrative: To perform the lube of the aft trunnion pins; I cleared person X to lower the flaps. Person X was in the cockpit and I was on the ramp. Remembering the flaps were cleared and fully extended a short time prior during the flap inspection for the MV2; I failed to look and double check that the area was safe for the flaps to be extended. As person X lowered the flaps; I walked to the right wing to continue with the lube card. 2 minutes later person X approaches me and informs me the flaps were lowered onto the golf cart which was located beneath the left wing. The flap had a 2x1 inch delamination on the inboard trailing edge corner. A temporary repair was performed and logged in a non-routine with a permanent repair required within 150 flight hours.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.