Narrative:

Unknown to the crew, just prior to push, the belt loader came into contact with the #2 engine intake cowl at about the 7 O'clock position, looking from front to rear. The arrival into lgb normal. I did the through flight walkaround, noting nothing unusual. Return flight lgb/phx uneventful. Parked at gate. We had an aircraft swap for the leg to den. About 15 mins later, I saw the captain who was taking flight to sat. This captain told me there was skin damage to the #2 engine intake. I immediately proceeded to that aircraft to see for myself. There was a scrape on the engine inlet. I do not know how I missed seeing this on the ground in lgb. For my part, this incident has inspired renewed vigilance and attention to detail in all aspects of our operations here at air carrier.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BOEING 737-300 FLC RPTS THAT A BELT LOADER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE #2 ENG COWL JUST BEFORE PUSHBACK AT PHX.

Narrative: UNKNOWN TO THE CREW, JUST PRIOR TO PUSH, THE BELT LOADER CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE #2 ENG INTAKE COWL AT ABOUT THE 7 O'CLOCK POS, LOOKING FROM FRONT TO REAR. THE ARR INTO LGB NORMAL. I DID THE THROUGH FLT WALKAROUND, NOTING NOTHING UNUSUAL. RETURN FLT LGB/PHX UNEVENTFUL. PARKED AT GATE. WE HAD AN ACFT SWAP FOR THE LEG TO DEN. ABOUT 15 MINS LATER, I SAW THE CAPT WHO WAS TAKING FLT TO SAT. THIS CAPT TOLD ME THERE WAS SKIN DAMAGE TO THE #2 ENG INTAKE. I IMMEDIATELY PROCEEDED TO THAT ACFT TO SEE FOR MYSELF. THERE WAS A SCRAPE ON THE ENG INLET. I DO NOT KNOW HOW I MISSED SEEING THIS ON THE GND IN LGB. FOR MY PART, THIS INCIDENT HAS INSPIRED RENEWED VIGILANCE AND ATTN TO DETAIL IN ALL ASPECTS OF OUR OPS HERE AT ACR.

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.