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Citation 560XL captain reported noticing fan blade damage while conducting the exterior preflight inspection; with no previous record of the occurrence.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1607868 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201901 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Citation Excel (C560XL) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fan Blade |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
While talking with [the copilot]; he noticed that a blade on the left engine was damaged. About two inches was missing from the tip of a blade. During preflight that evening; it was raining heavily and I was wearing a rain jacket with a hood and aircraft was given a fast preflight. I didn't notice anything amiss. During the night's flight; the aircraft never had any incidents whatsoever. The aircraft had to be damaged by something while sitting on the ramp; because only one blade was damaged.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Citation 560XL Captain reported noticing fan blade damage while conducting the exterior preflight inspection; with no previous record of the occurrence.
Narrative: While talking with [the copilot]; he noticed that a blade on the left engine was damaged. About two inches was missing from the tip of a blade. During preflight that evening; it was raining heavily and I was wearing a rain jacket with a hood and aircraft was given a fast preflight. I didn't notice anything amiss. During the night's flight; the aircraft never had any incidents whatsoever. The aircraft had to be damaged by something while sitting on the ramp; because only one blade was damaged.
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.