Fuel truck driver opens door and gashes leading edge of aircraft wing.

Attributes
ACN	249325
Time
Date	199308
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	249325
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While at gate at dtw the fuel truck door came in contact with the leading edge of the right wing making a gash in the wing. Aircraft was taken OTS and trip cancelled for maintenance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FUEL TRUCK DRIVER OPENS DOOR AND GASHES LEADING EDGE OF ACFT WING.

Narrative: WHILE AT GATE AT DTW THE FUEL TRUCK DOOR CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF THE R WING MAKING A GASH IN THE WING. ACFT WAS TAKEN OTS AND TRIP CANCELLED FOR MAINT.

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