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An airline maintenance van hits a parked SF340 sitting at the gate with #2 engine running. Van was on a maintenance mission to investigate a flight attendant reported mechanical problem.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 426428 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199901 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5800 flight time type : 1700 |
| ASRS Report | 426428 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 426424 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : ground critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
We left the gate. Flight attendant noted a mechanical problem. Parked at different gate for maintenance. Set parking brake, performed checklists. Left the right engine going waiting for ground power. Maintenance truck arrived and made contact with airplane.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN AIRLINE MAINT VAN HITS A PARKED SF340 SITTING AT THE GATE WITH #2 ENG RUNNING. VAN WAS ON A MAINT MISSION TO INVESTIGATE A FLT ATTENDANT RPTED MECHANICAL PROB.
Narrative: WE LEFT THE GATE. FLT ATTENDANT NOTED A MECHANICAL PROB. PARKED AT DIFFERENT GATE FOR MAINT. SET PARKING BRAKE, PERFORMED CHKLISTS. LEFT THE R ENG GOING WAITING FOR GND PWR. MAINT TRUCK ARRIVED AND MADE CONTACT WITH AIRPLANE.
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.