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The captain of an airbus A319 reported dents in the leading edge of the stabilizer; which maintenance was unable to confirm.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1433729 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201703 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Horizontal Stabilizer |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 22000 Flight Crew Type 4000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Arrived on aircraft after inbound crew left. During walk around [the first officer] noticed numerous dents on leading edge of right horizontal stab. I confirmed his finding. I then asked to delay boarding until [maintenance] could have area inspected; verify ok for flight. While waiting the cids (cabin intercommunication data system) began indicating a fire in aft lav (no pax on board) and numerous call lights going off. I called [dispatch] and [maintenance control] to refuse aircraft. As we were waiting for new aircraft; the [previous] crew stated that there was no hail damage. I asked the station manager to go out with me to look. Based on sun angle I had to agree but I had seen damage earlier. The mechanic got in my face and stated; 'there is no damage!' I asked; 'are you calling me a liar?' he vehemently reiterated his position; 'there is no damage!' he had not gotten up on a lift to even look! At that point; I no longer felt fit for duty; I contacted the [duty manager] and took myself off the schedule.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The Captain of an Airbus A319 reported dents in the leading edge of the stabilizer; which maintenance was unable to confirm.
Narrative: Arrived on aircraft after inbound crew left. During walk around [the First Officer] noticed numerous dents on leading edge of right horizontal stab. I confirmed his finding. I then asked to delay boarding until [maintenance] could have area inspected; verify ok for flight. While waiting the CIDS (Cabin Intercommunication Data System) began indicating a fire in aft Lav (no pax on board) and numerous call lights going off. I called [dispatch] and [maintenance control] to refuse aircraft. As we were waiting for new aircraft; the [previous] crew stated that there was no hail damage. I asked the station manager to go out with me to look. Based on sun angle I had to agree but I had seen damage earlier. The mechanic got in my face and stated; 'there is no damage!' I asked; 'are you calling me a liar?' He vehemently reiterated his position; 'there is no damage!' He had not gotten up on a lift to even look! At that point; I no longer felt fit for duty; I contacted the [duty manager] and took myself off the schedule.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.