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A ramp operations person discovered a damaged B737-700 horizontal stabilizer prior to push back but the first officer noted no damage during his walkaround so the aircraft was grounded for a ferry flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1136840 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201312 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Horizontal Stabilizer |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 225 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 199 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Prior to departure; was notified by the ramp that there was damage to the right hand horizontal stabilizer. After I looked at it; dispatch and maintenance control were notified and a logbook entry was made. I can only assume the damage happened on the ground because the first officer noticed no discrepancies on his walk-around when we first picked the aircraft up. After contract maintenance inspected the aircraft; it was determined that the aircraft could only be ferried. We changed planes and continued to (city). If the aircraft was in fact damaged by ground equipment; the ground ops people should have notified us immediately of the damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Ramp Operations person discovered a damaged B737-700 horizontal stabilizer prior to push back but the First Officer noted no damage during his walkaround so the aircraft was grounded for a ferry flight.
Narrative: Prior to departure; was notified by the ramp that there was damage to the right hand horizontal stabilizer. After I looked at it; Dispatch and Maintenance Control were notified and a logbook entry was made. I can only assume the damage happened on the ground because the First Officer noticed no discrepancies on his walk-around when we first picked the aircraft up. After Contract Maintenance inspected the aircraft; it was determined that the aircraft could only be ferried. We changed planes and continued to (city). If the aircraft was in fact damaged by ground equipment; the Ground Ops people should have notified us immediately of the damage.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.