Air carrier ground crew found gouges and scratches in an engine nacelle skin.

Attributes
ACN	272513
Time
Date	199405
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	272513
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Postflt inspection by maintenance revealed long scratch and 2 gouges through skin of engine cowling at a distance of 30 inches above the ground. Damage appeared to be caused by contact with sharp object while aircraft was taxiing. Aircraft had landed and taken off from 2 other airports that day. Unable to determine for certain where and how the damage happened.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR GND CREW FOUND GOUGES AND SCRATCHES IN AN ENG NACELLE SKIN.

Narrative: POSTFLT INSPECTION BY MAINT REVEALED LONG SCRATCH AND 2 GOUGES THROUGH SKIN OF ENG COWLING AT A DISTANCE OF 30 INCHES ABOVE THE GND. DAMAGE APPEARED TO BE CAUSED BY CONTACT WITH SHARP OBJECT WHILE ACFT WAS TAXIING. ACFT HAD LANDED AND TAKEN OFF FROM 2 OTHER ARPTS THAT DAY. UNABLE TO DETERMINE FOR CERTAIN WHERE AND HOW THE DAMAGE HAPPENED.

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.