<< >> NASA ASRS Report 338931, June 1996

An air carrier B727 so reports that an FAA inspection of the aircraft revealed that the aircraft had been damaged. The time and place of the damage was unknown but it did occur prior to the aircraft's inbound passenger carrying flight.

Attributes
ACN	338931
Time
Date	199606
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sdf
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	338931
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
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 other

Narrative:

While on the ground at sdf, 2 FAA inspectors checked the aircraft over and found a slight fuel weep from the left wing slat actuator weep hole, and some prior damage to the left wing outer panel skin. The fuel seep was quite small and having checked worse in prior sits, I felt it was not a big deal. The damage to the outer wing panel looked like a scratch and was described by the inspector as if someone had 'dragged a ladder' under the wing. On closer inspection by a mechanic the damage seemed more of a dent and scrape as if caused by a baggage cart. Basically the damage was felt serious enough to cancel the flight and ferry the aircraft to be repaired. We had however, previously flown passenger to sdf from atl. This damage should have been reported by whomever caused it. Time and place unknown.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR B727 SO RPTS THAT AN FAA INSPECTION OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT THE ACFT HAD BEEN DAMAGED. THE TIME AND PLACE OF THE DAMAGE WAS UNKNOWN BUT IT DID OCCUR PRIOR TO THE ACFT'S INBOUND PAX CARRYING FLT.

Narrative: WHILE ON THE GND AT SDF, 2 FAA INSPECTORS CHKED THE ACFT OVER AND FOUND A SLIGHT FUEL WEEP FROM THE L WING SLAT ACTUATOR WEEP HOLE, AND SOME PRIOR DAMAGE TO THE L WING OUTER PANEL SKIN. THE FUEL SEEP WAS QUITE SMALL AND HAVING CHKED WORSE IN PRIOR SITS, I FELT IT WAS NOT A BIG DEAL. THE DAMAGE TO THE OUTER WING PANEL LOOKED LIKE A SCRATCH AND WAS DESCRIBED BY THE INSPECTOR AS IF SOMEONE HAD 'DRAGGED A LADDER' UNDER THE WING. ON CLOSER INSPECTION BY A MECH THE DAMAGE SEEMED MORE OF A DENT AND SCRAPE AS IF CAUSED BY A BAGGAGE CART. BASICALLY THE DAMAGE WAS FELT SERIOUS ENOUGH TO CANCEL THE FLT AND FERRY THE ACFT TO BE REPAIRED. WE HAD HOWEVER, PREVIOUSLY FLOWN PAX TO SDF FROM ATL. THIS DAMAGE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RPTED BY WHOMEVER CAUSED IT. TIME AND PLACE UNKNOWN.

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.