A DC10-10 parked at the gate was struck by the oil service truck incurring 2 punctures to the lower ...

Attributes
ACN	374808
Time
Date	199707
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-10 10
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	374808
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Upon arriving at the gate, I was on aircraft oiling duty, went to oil aircraft XXX. Came in on port side of aircraft due to wind conditions (APU exhaust in direct line with truck, company doesn't have policy of shutting down APU at gate). This time another mechanic had guided me in. Our servicing truck has tall rails on the side of it. As I was going up with the truck to service the engine (#2 rear), the RAIL on the side punctured the aircraft. Immediately told the supervisor, then continued to service aircraft after incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A DC10-10 PARKED AT THE GATE WAS STRUCK BY THE OIL SVC TRUCK INCURRING 2 PUNCTURES TO THE LOWER AFT FUSELAGE APU AREA.

Narrative: UPON ARRIVING AT THE GATE, I WAS ON ACFT OILING DUTY, WENT TO OIL ACFT XXX. CAME IN ON PORT SIDE OF ACFT DUE TO WIND CONDITIONS (APU EXHAUST IN DIRECT LINE WITH TRUCK, COMPANY DOESN'T HAVE POLICY OF SHUTTING DOWN APU AT GATE). THIS TIME ANOTHER MECH HAD GUIDED ME IN. OUR SVCING TRUCK HAS TALL RAILS ON THE SIDE OF IT. AS I WAS GOING UP WITH THE TRUCK TO SVC THE ENG (#2 REAR), THE RAIL ON THE SIDE PUNCTURED THE ACFT. IMMEDIATELY TOLD THE SUPVR, THEN CONTINUED TO SVC ACFT AFTER INCIDENT.

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.

A DC10-10 parked at the gate was struck by the oil service truck incurring 2 punctures to the lower aft fuselage APU area.