<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1424499, February 2017

Maintenance personnel reported that while working on an A300 they were using a man-lift under the wing and punctured a flap fairing.

Attributes
ACN	1424499
Time
Date	201702
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Flap Fairing
Person 1
Function	Other / Unknown
Person 2
Function	Other / Unknown
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

While [working] on the right wing anti ice valve; the large man lift was positioned between the right main gear and the right engine exhaust nozzle. After raising the lift to access one of the cannon plugs; we needed to raise the lift higher to access the second plug. While raising the lift and watching clearance between the lift and engine the light bracket on the left rear corner of the lift contacted the right wing inboard fixed flap fairing causing a 1'x1' puncture hole. Puncture hole was within srm (structural repair manual) limits and placed on deferral.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Maintenance personnel reported that while working on an A300 they were using a man-lift under the wing and punctured a flap fairing.

Narrative: While [working] on the right wing anti ice valve; the large man lift was positioned between the right main gear and the right engine exhaust nozzle. After raising the lift to access one of the cannon plugs; we needed to raise the lift higher to access the second plug. While raising the lift and watching clearance between the lift and engine the light bracket on the left rear corner of the lift contacted the right wing inboard fixed flap fairing causing a 1'x1' puncture hole. Puncture hole was within SRM (Structural Repair Manual) limits and placed on deferral.

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.