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The flight crew of an light transport air carrier discover damag to the left propeller during a postflt inspection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 355581 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199612 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dtw |
| State Reference | MI |
| 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 | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 113 flight time total : 4112 flight time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 355581 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical 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:
We departed dtw for a continuous duty overnight at university park, PA. It was an uneventful flight. Clear skies, good tailwind. In the morning I performed a preflight inspection and found no defects. I flew back to dtw and made a visual approach to runway 21C. Upon landing, I used moderate reverse thrust and little to no brakes. We cleared runway 21C onto runway 27R and contacted ground. We received taxi clearance to the concourse. After deplaning the passenger, I performed a post flight walk around. As I started, maintenance had arrived for their walk around. As I came around the tail towards the left side, I noticed the mechanics gathered at the #1 or left propeller. There was a gouge in the leading edge of 1 of the propeller blades. With further inspection, we found a hole in the same blade and a large dent in the side of the aircraft. Neither the captain or myself heard anything. We think we may have picked something up off the runway when I went into reverse during landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE FLC OF AN LTT ACR DISCOVER DAMAG TO THE L PROP DURING A POSTFLT INSPECTION.
Narrative: WE DEPARTED DTW FOR A CONTINUOUS DUTY OVERNIGHT AT UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. IT WAS AN UNEVENTFUL FLT. CLR SKIES, GOOD TAILWIND. IN THE MORNING I PERFORMED A PREFLT INSPECTION AND FOUND NO DEFECTS. I FLEW BACK TO DTW AND MADE A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 21C. UPON LNDG, I USED MODERATE REVERSE THRUST AND LITTLE TO NO BRAKES. WE CLRED RWY 21C ONTO RWY 27R AND CONTACTED GND. WE RECEIVED TAXI CLRNC TO THE CONCOURSE. AFTER DEPLANING THE PAX, I PERFORMED A POST FLT WALK AROUND. AS I STARTED, MAINT HAD ARRIVED FOR THEIR WALK AROUND. AS I CAME AROUND THE TAIL TOWARDS THE L SIDE, I NOTICED THE MECHS GATHERED AT THE #1 OR L PROP. THERE WAS A GOUGE IN THE LEADING EDGE OF 1 OF THE PROP BLADES. WITH FURTHER INSPECTION, WE FOUND A HOLE IN THE SAME BLADE AND A LARGE DENT IN THE SIDE OF THE ACFT. NEITHER THE CAPT OR MYSELF HEARD ANYTHING. WE THINK WE MAY HAVE PICKED SOMETHING UP OFF THE RWY WHEN I WENT INTO REVERSE DURING LNDG.
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.