Airbus A320 struck by fuel truck after parking resulting in damage to the #2 engine pylon.

Attributes
ACN	520859
Time
Date	200108
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mem.tower
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	520859
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : vehicle ground encounters other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Shortly after block-in, felt a strong jolt like something hit aircraft. The chocks were in, brakes released, and parking check completed, but the cabin door had not been opened as the gate agent had not yet arrived. Copilot opened cockpit window and looked out but could not determine course. Ground crew came up shortly after door opening and advised that a fuel truck had backed into #2 engine. No injuries to crew or passenger although passenger were standing at the time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AIRBUS A320 STRUCK BY FUEL TRUCK AFTER PARKING RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE #2 ENG PYLON.

Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER BLOCK-IN, FELT A STRONG JOLT LIKE SOMETHING HIT ACFT. THE CHOCKS WERE IN, BRAKES RELEASED, AND PARKING CHK COMPLETED, BUT THE CABIN DOOR HAD NOT BEEN OPENED AS THE GATE AGENT HAD NOT YET ARRIVED. COPLT OPENED COCKPIT WINDOW AND LOOKED OUT BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE COURSE. GND CREW CAME UP SHORTLY AFTER DOOR OPENING AND ADVISED THAT A FUEL TRUCK HAD BACKED INTO #2 ENG. NO INJURIES TO CREW OR PAX ALTHOUGH PAX WERE STANDING AT THE TIME.

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.