An MD80 on arrival at gate was advised of #1 engine nose cowl damage.

Attributes
ACN	378325
Time
Date	199708
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 5500
ASRS Report	378325
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	378774
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On taxiing into clt gate (xx) maintenance personnel noted damage to the #1 left engine nose cowling. It appeared to have been damaged by a catering truck. I performed a preflight inspection of the aircraft in fll, flight XXX and did not notice any damage during the inspection. Damage may have occurred after my preflight inspection and prior to our flight, but damage was not reported to the cockpit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 ON ARR AT GATE WAS ADVISED OF #1 ENG NOSE COWL DAMAGE.

Narrative: ON TAXIING INTO CLT GATE (XX) MAINT PERSONNEL NOTED DAMAGE TO THE #1 L ENG NOSE COWLING. IT APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY A CATERING TRUCK. I PERFORMED A PREFLT INSPECTION OF THE ACFT IN FLL, FLT XXX AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY DAMAGE DURING THE INSPECTION. DAMAGE MAY HAVE OCCURRED AFTER MY PREFLT INSPECTION AND PRIOR TO OUR FLT, BUT DAMAGE WAS NOT RPTED TO THE COCKPIT.

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.