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An air carrier MD80 was damaged while on the ground during one of the flight's stops. Company maintenance discovered the wingtip damage and determined that it was caused by a ground service vehicle. The aircraft was flown damaged since the flight crew was not notified of the incident when it occurred.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 333289 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199604 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cle |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mem |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 26500 flight time type : 18000 |
| ASRS Report | 333289 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During maintenance walkaround at cle ramp, it was discovered that we had some wingtip damage. They advised that it was caused by a ground service vehicle. Static wicks were knocked off and there were 2 scratches on the wingtip itself. It has yet to be determined if this incident occurred at cle or at our originating station of mco. It is a bad situation to have someone damage an aircraft and walk off and not tell anyone. This problem occurs a lot more than it should. It is caused by airlines contracting out ramp service who, in turn, hire minimum qualified people at minimum wages, and the FAA approving this operation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MD80 WAS DAMAGED WHILE ON THE GND DURING ONE OF THE FLT'S STOPS. COMPANY MAINT DISCOVERED THE WINGTIP DAMAGE AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY A GND SVC VEHICLE. THE ACFT WAS FLOWN DAMAGED SINCE THE FLC WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT WHEN IT OCCURRED.
Narrative: DURING MAINT WALKAROUND AT CLE RAMP, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT WE HAD SOME WINGTIP DAMAGE. THEY ADVISED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY A GND SVC VEHICLE. STATIC WICKS WERE KNOCKED OFF AND THERE WERE 2 SCRATCHES ON THE WINGTIP ITSELF. IT HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED IF THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AT CLE OR AT OUR ORIGINATING STATION OF MCO. IT IS A BAD SIT TO HAVE SOMEONE DAMAGE AN ACFT AND WALK OFF AND NOT TELL ANYONE. THIS PROB OCCURS A LOT MORE THAN IT SHOULD. IT IS CAUSED BY AIRLINES CONTRACTING OUT RAMP SVC WHO, IN TURN, HIRE MINIMUM QUALIFIED PEOPLE AT MINIMUM WAGES, AND THE FAA APPROVING THIS OP.
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.