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Aircraft skin damage was discovered by the ground crew during postflt activities and pointed out to the air carrier flight crew the next morning.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 329305 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199602 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca airport : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| 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 : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 17100 flight time type : 830 |
| ASRS Report | 329305 |
| 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 | other |
Narrative:
Regarding my flight on feb/sat/96 dtw-dca, this flight operated normally for us out of dtw, en route, and into dca. This was the only segment that the first officer and I flew on the above date, with respect to this aircraft. Upon taxiing into the gate in dca and the subsequent jet ramp docking procedures to the aircraft by the agents were all normal and uneventful. I was unaware of any damage to the aircraft until it was brought to my attention by the dca station manager on the morning of feb/sun/96. The first officer observed no damage to the aircraft during preflight inspection, however due to the location of the damage (at the level the jet ramp meets the aircraft), it would be highly unlikely that it would be seen, with the jet ramp attached to the aircraft in dtw. It was later brought to my attention that the aircraft's previous leg was mexico city-dtw. The company has had several other occurrences of this nature in mex of this nature.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT SKIN DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED BY THE GND CREW DURING POSTFLT ACTIVITIES AND POINTED OUT TO THE ACR FLC THE NEXT MORNING.
Narrative: REGARDING MY FLT ON FEB/SAT/96 DTW-DCA, THIS FLT OPERATED NORMALLY FOR US OUT OF DTW, ENRTE, AND INTO DCA. THIS WAS THE ONLY SEGMENT THAT THE FO AND I FLEW ON THE ABOVE DATE, WITH RESPECT TO THIS ACFT. UPON TAXIING INTO THE GATE IN DCA AND THE SUBSEQUENT JET RAMP DOCKING PROCS TO THE ACFT BY THE AGENTS WERE ALL NORMAL AND UNEVENTFUL. I WAS UNAWARE OF ANY DAMAGE TO THE ACFT UNTIL IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTN BY THE DCA STATION MGR ON THE MORNING OF FEB/SUN/96. THE FO OBSERVED NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT DURING PREFLT INSPECTION, HOWEVER DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE DAMAGE (AT THE LEVEL THE JET RAMP MEETS THE ACFT), IT WOULD BE HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT IT WOULD BE SEEN, WITH THE JET RAMP ATTACHED TO THE ACFT IN DTW. IT WAS LATER BROUGHT TO MY ATTN THAT THE ACFT'S PREVIOUS LEG WAS MEXICO CITY-DTW. THE COMPANY HAS HAD SEVERAL OTHER OCCURRENCES OF THIS NATURE IN MEX OF THIS NATURE.
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.