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Passenger on a B757 advised flight crew during deplaning that the wing flaps had received dents and holes during a hail storm during taxi for takeoff. Inspection by company mechanic confirmed the damage to the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 402952 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199805 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msp |
| State Reference | MN |
| 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 | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 402952 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During taxi for takeoff at msp a storm passed over the field. When the storm had passed we departed for mco. During the storm, pea-size hail fell intermittently. A passenger deplaning in mco remarked that there were dents and holes in the 'flaps.' maintenance was immediately notified and confirmed the passenger's observation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PAX ON A B757 ADVISED FLC DURING DEPLANING THAT THE WING FLAPS HAD RECEIVED DENTS AND HOLES DURING A HAIL STORM DURING TAXI FOR TKOF. INSPECTION BY COMPANY MECH CONFIRMED THE DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.
Narrative: DURING TAXI FOR TKOF AT MSP A STORM PASSED OVER THE FIELD. WHEN THE STORM HAD PASSED WE DEPARTED FOR MCO. DURING THE STORM, PEA-SIZE HAIL FELL INTERMITTENTLY. A PAX DEPLANING IN MCO REMARKED THAT THERE WERE DENTS AND HOLES IN THE 'FLAPS.' MAINT WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THE PAX'S OBSERVATION.
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.