Medium large transport has horizontal stabilizer damage while holding on ramp area.

Attributes
ACN	244440
Time
Date	199306
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hpn
State Reference	NY
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 Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : holding ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 2 flight time total : 12720 flight time type : 1781
ASRS Report	244440
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	244441
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I landed at white plains, ny, on runway 16. We taxied to hangar 6 pad for holding, then returned to gate to deplane the passenger. The aft flight attendants called and said they heard a loud 'bang' while we were taxiing. During the walkaround, the horizontal stabilizer on the right side was found to be damaged. I rode out to the parking area and found an area of asphalt approximately 8 ft by 8 ft by 1/2 inch missing. I returned to the aircraft where stairs had been put up to the right side of the horizontal stabilizer. A piece of asphalt approximately 1 square ft was found on top of the stabilizer. In addition to the damage to the leading edge there was a puncture hole on top of the elevator and a hole on the right side of the vertical stabilizer just above and aft of the pitot tube. The aircraft was then grounded by company maintenance. Supplemental information from acn 244441: the ramp area was found to be of old, cracked, repaired asphalt. This airport does not seem equipped, adequate, or maintained for large jet air carrier operations.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG HAS HORIZ STABILIZER DAMAGE WHILE HOLDING ON RAMP AREA.

Narrative: I LANDED AT WHITE PLAINS, NY, ON RWY 16. WE TAXIED TO HANGAR 6 PAD FOR HOLDING, THEN RETURNED TO GATE TO DEPLANE THE PAX. THE AFT FLT ATTENDANTS CALLED AND SAID THEY HEARD A LOUD 'BANG' WHILE WE WERE TAXIING. DURING THE WALKAROUND, THE HORIZ STABILIZER ON THE R SIDE WAS FOUND TO BE DAMAGED. I RODE OUT TO THE PARKING AREA AND FOUND AN AREA OF ASPHALT APPROX 8 FT BY 8 FT BY 1/2 INCH MISSING. I RETURNED TO THE ACFT WHERE STAIRS HAD BEEN PUT UP TO THE R SIDE OF THE HORIZ STABILIZER. A PIECE OF ASPHALT APPROX 1 SQUARE FT WAS FOUND ON TOP OF THE STABILIZER. IN ADDITION TO THE DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE THERE WAS A PUNCTURE HOLE ON TOP OF THE ELEVATOR AND A HOLE ON THE R SIDE OF THE VERT STABILIZER JUST ABOVE AND AFT OF THE PITOT TUBE. THE ACFT WAS THEN GNDED BY COMPANY MAINT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 244441: THE RAMP AREA WAS FOUND TO BE OF OLD, CRACKED, REPAIRED ASPHALT. THIS ARPT DOES NOT SEEM EQUIPPED, ADEQUATE, OR MAINTAINED FOR LARGE JET ACR OPS.

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.