An air carrier medium large transport crew got a scratch on their aircraft while in the process of l...

Attributes
ACN	213335
Time
Date	199206
Day	Sun
Place
Locale Reference	airport : brw
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 14100 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	213335
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On md/92 when cargo was being unloaded, the tractor couldn't hold the load up and it tipped and fell to the ground and also slid down the side of the plane. When the load was pulled away, I inspected the exterior of the plane and found a 7 inch scratch and no dents. I asked my first officer to perform an independent inspection and he too concluded that the plane was ok other than the scratch to the white paint. For 2 additional days, numerous air crews preflted and found the plane airworthy as well as postflts and thorough flts inspections by qualified maintenance personnel. The plane was flown until the D+4 when maintenance said further damage occurred and a large dent was present. They installed a 2 ft patch during their work. After the incident on the ground, I called our director of flight control (dfc) and told him of the details. He asked if I saw any damage and I reported that I hadn't. Flight was directed to proceed. Aircraft was looked at routinely twice more that segment by maintenance a and P's and they didn't notice any significant damage. I suspect the FAA may conclude I flew a damaged aircraft due to later repairs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG CREW GOT A SCRATCH ON THEIR ACFT WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING CARGO. LATER, A LARGE DENT WAS FOUND IN THE SAME SPOT.

Narrative: ON MD/92 WHEN CARGO WAS BEING UNLOADED, THE TRACTOR COULDN'T HOLD THE LOAD UP AND IT TIPPED AND FELL TO THE GND AND ALSO SLID DOWN THE SIDE OF THE PLANE. WHEN THE LOAD WAS PULLED AWAY, I INSPECTED THE EXTERIOR OF THE PLANE AND FOUND A 7 INCH SCRATCH AND NO DENTS. I ASKED MY FO TO PERFORM AN INDEPENDENT INSPECTION AND HE TOO CONCLUDED THAT THE PLANE WAS OK OTHER THAN THE SCRATCH TO THE WHITE PAINT. FOR 2 ADDITIONAL DAYS, NUMEROUS AIR CREWS PREFLTED AND FOUND THE PLANE AIRWORTHY AS WELL AS POSTFLTS AND THOROUGH FLTS INSPECTIONS BY QUALIFIED MAINT PERSONNEL. THE PLANE WAS FLOWN UNTIL THE D+4 WHEN MAINT SAID FURTHER DAMAGE OCCURRED AND A LARGE DENT WAS PRESENT. THEY INSTALLED A 2 FT PATCH DURING THEIR WORK. AFTER THE INCIDENT ON THE GND, I CALLED OUR DIRECTOR OF FLT CTL (DFC) AND TOLD HIM OF THE DETAILS. HE ASKED IF I SAW ANY DAMAGE AND I RPTED THAT I HADN'T. FLT WAS DIRECTED TO PROCEED. ACFT WAS LOOKED AT ROUTINELY TWICE MORE THAT SEGMENT BY MAINT A AND P'S AND THEY DIDN'T NOTICE ANY SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. I SUSPECT THE FAA MAY CONCLUDE I FLEW A DAMAGED ACFT DUE TO LATER REPAIRS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.

An air carrier medium large transport crew got a scratch on their aircraft while in the process of loading cargo. Later, a large dent was found in the same spot.