Narrative:

I was removing a body panel #197BB to have access to replace the aft cargo pressure regulator and had a lift truck with removed rear stanchions and backed up to aircraft. Started removing fasteners and XXXX came out to help me remove the very large panel and XXXX lifted the lift truck to remove the upper fasteners and the module control unit struck the aircraft and put a hole in the panel #197GB. Mr X was able to defer the hole. Supplemental information from acn 768642: raising lift truck up; rails down was watching platform closest to aircraft and forgot about control box which another mechanic was standing in front of; blocking my view. It punctured the aircraft putting a hole in wing fuselage fillet panel.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIRBUS A320 SUSTAINED A HOLE PUNCTURE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT BODY FUSELAGE FAIRING JUST AFT OF THE LEFT INBOARD TRAILING EDGE FLAP; FROM A MAINT LIFT TRUCK; WHILE TRYING TO REPLACE THE AFT CARGO PRESSURE REGULATOR.

Narrative: I WAS REMOVING A BODY PANEL #197BB TO HAVE ACCESS TO REPLACE THE AFT CARGO PRESSURE REGULATOR AND HAD A LIFT TRUCK WITH REMOVED REAR STANCHIONS AND BACKED UP TO ACFT. STARTED REMOVING FASTENERS AND XXXX CAME OUT TO HELP ME REMOVE THE VERY LARGE PANEL AND XXXX LIFTED THE LIFT TRUCK TO REMOVE THE UPPER FASTENERS AND THE MODULE CTL UNIT STRUCK THE ACFT AND PUT A HOLE IN THE PANEL #197GB. MR X WAS ABLE TO DEFER THE HOLE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 768642: RAISING LIFT TRUCK UP; RAILS DOWN WAS WATCHING PLATFORM CLOSEST TO ACFT AND FORGOT ABOUT CTL BOX WHICH ANOTHER MECH WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF; BLOCKING MY VIEW. IT PUNCTURED THE ACFT PUTTING A HOLE IN WING FUSELAGE FILLET PANEL.

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.