A319
Maintenance Airframe; Maintenance Powerplant
Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Object
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; General Maintenance Action
Environment - Non Weather Related; Equipment / Tooling; Human Factors
I was told by my lead to take an aircraft from spot X and deliver it to gate X at XB:00. I grabbed my headset and a technician who was assigned to work with me [who] wanted to drive since he said he hadn't driven for awhile. I got the assignment at XA:20 we went to the supertug at XA:40. It was still dark and I sat on the passenger seat. The technician drove under the right wing at spot X due to ramp equipment surrounding the airplane including vehicles and GPU tugs and golf carts. The technician drove the tug at walking speed away from Number 2 engine. The supertug contacted the stand that is at door 1 right with the left hand aft side of the tug. I got off the tug and see if any damage to the aircraft. I saw a dent above the aft electrical compartment and a dent on the inlet of Number 2 engine. I called my lead right away. The stand was lower from Airbus position to 737 position. The rail right hand side bent outward and stand at top level bend downward. The left rail of the stand was 5 inches away from the Number 2 engine inlet.
It was still dark outside; and there was a lot of equipment parked along the wing tip area. I had to drive under the wing to get to the nose of the airplane. When I drove past the entry stand; the tail end of the tug made contact with the stand and caused it to contact the fuselage.
Two air carrier maintenance technicians reported that when positioning a super-tug to tow an A319; the tug made contact with a stand causing damage to the aircraft.