An airbus A320 on postflt check was found to have a damaged vertical stabilizer cap possibly caused by a deicing truck.

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Attributes
ACN	388915
Time
Date	199712
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 5800 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	388915
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	observation : company check pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 6950 flight time type : 750
ASRS Report	388914
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground less severe 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:

Crack/tear left top tail section. Possible from deicing after door closed. Noticed on postflt inspection. Flew dtw-ord, no irregularities. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the aircraft was an airbus A320 and no damage was noted on the preflight check at the departure station. The reporter said the damage to the composite cap consisted of an 18 inch tear with a 1.5 inch dent on the left side of the cap.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIRBUS A320 ON POSTFLT CHK WAS FOUND TO HAVE A DAMAGED VERT STABILIZER CAP POSSIBLY CAUSED BY A DEICING TRUCK.

Narrative: CRACK/TEAR L TOP TAIL SECTION. POSSIBLE FROM DEICING AFTER DOOR CLOSED. NOTICED ON POSTFLT INSPECTION. FLEW DTW-ORD, NO IRREGULARITIES. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE ACFT WAS AN AIRBUS A320 AND NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE PREFLT CHK AT THE DEP STATION. THE RPTR SAID THE DAMAGE TO THE COMPOSITE CAP CONSISTED OF AN 18 INCH TEAR WITH A 1.5 INCH DENT ON THE L SIDE OF THE CAP.

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.