<< >> NASA ASRS Report 411674, August 1998

Flight crew of an medium large transport taxiing out to runway is informed that a piece of asphalt blew up into aircraft horizontal stabilizer during movement from the gate.

Attributes
ACN	411674
Time
Date	199808
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cle
State Reference	OH
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
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1400
ASRS Report	411674
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 controllera
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aircraft pushed gate after start 1 engine using ground air. Performed xbleed start after getting 30 psi from #1 engine. After engine started and checklist performed, used normal taxi power to make a left 90 degree turn then right turn onto taxiway J to runway 23. On taxi out were informed that a piece of pavement had blown into air as we made second turn. Had maintenance check aircraft exterior and they found damage to right horizontal stabilizer. Returned to gate. Looking out from terminal it appeared that part of an asphalt patch had been displaced on ramp/taxi area.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG TAXIING OUT TO RWY IS INFORMED THAT A PIECE OF ASPHALT BLEW UP INTO ACFT HORIZ STABILIZER DURING MOVEMENT FROM THE GATE.

Narrative: ACFT PUSHED GATE AFTER START 1 ENG USING GND AIR. PERFORMED XBLEED START AFTER GETTING 30 PSI FROM #1 ENG. AFTER ENG STARTED AND CHKLIST PERFORMED, USED NORMAL TAXI PWR TO MAKE A L 90 DEG TURN THEN R TURN ONTO TXWY J TO RWY 23. ON TAXI OUT WERE INFORMED THAT A PIECE OF PAVEMENT HAD BLOWN INTO AIR AS WE MADE SECOND TURN. HAD MAINT CHK ACFT EXTERIOR AND THEY FOUND DAMAGE TO R HORIZ STABILIZER. RETURNED TO GATE. LOOKING OUT FROM TERMINAL IT APPEARED THAT PART OF AN ASPHALT PATCH HAD BEEN DISPLACED ON RAMP/TAXI AREA.

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.