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A B757-200 incurred damage to the right main landing gear door when activated during troubleshooting the leveling actuator. Door struck parked vehicle.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 694753 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : lead technician |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance lead technician : 4 maintenance technician : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 694753 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | maintenance : technician |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : vehicle maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Maintenance Human Performance |
Narrative:
While checking r-hand main landing gear leveling actuator for a leak; equipment was parked too close to r-hand main landing gear door and when gear handle was put in up position; the aft corner of gear door came in contact with ground equipment.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 INCURRED DAMAGE TO THE R MAIN LNDG GEAR DOOR WHEN ACTIVATED DURING TROUBLESHOOTING THE LEVELING ACTUATOR. DOOR STRUCK PARKED VEHICLE.
Narrative: WHILE CHKING R-HAND MAIN LNDG GEAR LEVELING ACTUATOR FOR A LEAK; EQUIP WAS PARKED TOO CLOSE TO R-HAND MAIN LNDG GEAR DOOR AND WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS PUT IN UP POS; THE AFT CORNER OF GEAR DOOR CAME IN CONTACT WITH GND EQUIP.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.