Flight crew of a DC9-50 returned to gate after noticing that they could not move the control wheel to the left. The right wing flap and aileron tab were found damaged after parking.

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Attributes
ACN	456673
Time
Date	199912
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dtw.airport
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 50
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	456673
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : vehicle other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : aircraft control movement other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Scheduled to fly grr-dtw-alb-dtw using same aircraft. After stop in dtw, first officer and mechanic both conducted walkarounds and found aircraft in normal condition. As we departed dtw (taxiing), first officer performed control check on elevators and ailerons/spoilers -- was unable to move control wheel to left. Returned to gate to have maintenance check aircraft. Found minor damage to right wing flap and significant damage to right aileron control tab preventing any movement of aileron to left. Found baggage tug driver had hit aircraft but had not mentioned damage to anyone.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF A DC9-50 RETURNED TO GATE AFTER NOTICING THAT THEY COULD NOT MOVE THE CTL WHEEL TO THE L. THE R WING FLAP AND AILERON TAB WERE FOUND DAMAGED AFTER PARKING.

Narrative: SCHEDULED TO FLY GRR-DTW-ALB-DTW USING SAME ACFT. AFTER STOP IN DTW, FO AND MECH BOTH CONDUCTED WALKAROUNDS AND FOUND ACFT IN NORMAL CONDITION. AS WE DEPARTED DTW (TAXIING), FO PERFORMED CTL CHK ON ELEVATORS AND AILERONS/SPOILERS -- WAS UNABLE TO MOVE CTL WHEEL TO L. RETURNED TO GATE TO HAVE MAINT CHK ACFT. FOUND MINOR DAMAGE TO R WING FLAP AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO R AILERON CTL TAB PREVENTING ANY MOVEMENT OF AILERON TO L. FOUND BAGGAGE TUG DRIVER HAD HIT ACFT BUT HAD NOT MENTIONED DAMAGE TO ANYONE.

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.