Known damage to a cargo door was not entered in logbook and aircraft was flown from yvr to sea.

Attributes
ACN	232507
Time
Date	199301
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : yvr
State Reference	BC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	232507
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	233056
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While the mdt was parked in yvr a belt loader slowly approached the aircraft's cargo bay and just tapped the lip of the frame. The first officer witnessed this and concurred with the ramper that it barely tapped it. Closer investigation showed that the coaming was bent in about 1/4-1/2 inch and the outer skin stretched slightly around the area. It did not involve any of the main structure or any part of the locking mechanism for the door. We operated the door to ensure that there was no obstructions to its functioning and that the door seal would not sustain any damage. All cockpit indications showed normal. It was a beautiful clear blue, smooth day and I felt that there was no question of the safety of the flight. The flight progressed normally. The next stop was sea where we have a maintenance facility. Upon arrival I had maintenance come out and take a look at the aircraft. After maintenance conferred with maintenance control they determined that the aircraft should be ferried to pdx.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: KNOWN DAMAGE TO A CARGO DOOR WAS NOT ENTERED IN LOGBOOK AND ACFT WAS FLOWN FROM YVR TO SEA.

Narrative: WHILE THE MDT WAS PARKED IN YVR A BELT LOADER SLOWLY APCHED THE ACFT'S CARGO BAY AND JUST TAPPED THE LIP OF THE FRAME. THE FO WITNESSED THIS AND CONCURRED WITH THE RAMPER THAT IT BARELY TAPPED IT. CLOSER INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE COAMING WAS BENT IN ABOUT 1/4-1/2 INCH AND THE OUTER SKIN STRETCHED SLIGHTLY AROUND THE AREA. IT DID NOT INVOLVE ANY OF THE MAIN STRUCTURE OR ANY PART OF THE LOCKING MECHANISM FOR THE DOOR. WE OPERATED THE DOOR TO ENSURE THAT THERE WAS NO OBSTRUCTIONS TO ITS FUNCTIONING AND THAT THE DOOR SEAL WOULD NOT SUSTAIN ANY DAMAGE. ALL COCKPIT INDICATIONS SHOWED NORMAL. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL CLR BLUE, SMOOTH DAY AND I FELT THAT THERE WAS NO QUESTION OF THE SAFETY OF THE FLT. THE FLT PROGRESSED NORMALLY. THE NEXT STOP WAS SEA WHERE WE HAVE A MAINT FACILITY. UPON ARR I HAD MAINT COME OUT AND TAKE A LOOK AT THE ACFT. AFTER MAINT CONFERRED WITH MAINT CTL THEY DETERMINED THAT THE ACFT SHOULD BE FERRIED TO PDX.

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.