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While retracting an A319 flaps and slats in company maintenance hangar; a lead mechanic suddenly hears mechanics yelling to stop. To his surprise; the refueling door panel had been safetied 'opened' to a slat and pulled up with the retracting slat; damaging the refueling door.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 964880 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201108 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Wing Fueling Panel |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Lead Technician |
| Qualification | Maintenance Airframe Maintenance Powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Procedural Maintenance |
Narrative:
I thought the A319 aircraft was clear; checked outside [cockpit]; looked all clear; turned hydraulics 'on'; started to let flap/slats 'up'. To my surprise the wing refueling door was open and safetied to the slat and was pulled up with the slats; damaging the refueling panel door. When personnel started yelling; I stopped hydraulic power to the flaps and slats. Need to have a red [warning] flag and not safety parts to moving aircraft parts.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: While retracting an A319 Flaps and Slats in company Maintenance hangar; a Lead Mechanic suddenly hears mechanics yelling to stop. To his surprise; the Refueling Door panel had been safetied 'opened' to a slat and pulled up with the retracting slat; damaging the Refueling Door.
Narrative: I thought the A319 aircraft was clear; checked outside [cockpit]; looked all clear; turned hydraulics 'On'; started to let Flap/Slats 'Up'. To my surprise the wing Refueling Door was open and safetied to the slat and was pulled up with the slats; damaging the Refueling panel door. When personnel started yelling; I stopped hydraulic power to the flaps and slats. Need to have a red [Warning] flag and not safety parts to moving aircraft parts.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.