A B757 flight crew found several holes in fuselage after landing at a foreign airport.

Attributes
ACN	440122
Time
Date	199906
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mhtg.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	440122
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe ground encounters : fod
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

Just prior to crossing the threshold of the runway, we experienced a fairly rapid sinker, which resulted in a firm touchdown although not unusually hard. At the gate we were informed by a flight attendant that we had dropped oxygen masks at rows 9 and 16A/B. During the first officer's postflt/preflight for the return trip to mia, he noticed a scuff on the sidewall of the main gear tire and 3 small holes in the bottom of the fuselage aft of the wing. 1 of the holes was in front of the VHF 18 inch shark fin and the other 2 were aft. With the largest being about 2 inches by 4 inches, the holes appeared to be punctures with no indication that the aft body had contacted the ground.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B757 FLC FOUND SEVERAL HOLES IN FUSELAGE AFTER LNDG AT A FOREIGN ARPT.

Narrative: JUST PRIOR TO XING THE THRESHOLD OF THE RWY, WE EXPERIENCED A FAIRLY RAPID SINKER, WHICH RESULTED IN A FIRM TOUCHDOWN ALTHOUGH NOT UNUSUALLY HARD. AT THE GATE WE WERE INFORMED BY A FLT ATTENDANT THAT WE HAD DROPPED OXYGEN MASKS AT ROWS 9 AND 16A/B. DURING THE FO'S POSTFLT/PREFLT FOR THE RETURN TRIP TO MIA, HE NOTICED A SCUFF ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE MAIN GEAR TIRE AND 3 SMALL HOLES IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE AFT OF THE WING. 1 OF THE HOLES WAS IN FRONT OF THE VHF 18 INCH SHARK FIN AND THE OTHER 2 WERE AFT. WITH THE LARGEST BEING ABOUT 2 INCHES BY 4 INCHES, THE HOLES APPEARED TO BE PUNCTURES WITH NO INDICATION THAT THE AFT BODY HAD CONTACTED THE GND.

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.