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An air carrier mdt flight crew discovers a dent on the fuselage near the aft cargo door after the aircraft is parked.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 418320 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : cvg airport : cvg |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : okc |
| 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 ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 950 |
| ASRS Report | 418320 |
| 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 flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Upon postflt inspection a small dent was discovered below the cargo door on the aft fuselage. Because the dent was out of limits the question was raised as to when the dent was created. It is our contention that the dent was not present prior to our previous departure. The damage was discovered as we turned the aircraft over to the next crew. We informed maintenance and the next crew agreed to make the write-up.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACR MDT FLC DISCOVERS A DENT ON THE FUSELAGE NEAR THE AFT CARGO DOOR AFTER THE ACFT IS PARKED.
Narrative: UPON POSTFLT INSPECTION A SMALL DENT WAS DISCOVERED BELOW THE CARGO DOOR ON THE AFT FUSELAGE. BECAUSE THE DENT WAS OUT OF LIMITS THE QUESTION WAS RAISED AS TO WHEN THE DENT WAS CREATED. IT IS OUR CONTENTION THAT THE DENT WAS NOT PRESENT PRIOR TO OUR PREVIOUS DEP. THE DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED AS WE TURNED THE ACFT OVER TO THE NEXT CREW. WE INFORMED MAINT AND THE NEXT CREW AGREED TO MAKE THE WRITE-UP.
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.