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An MD80 PIC is asked to check on reported damage to the tail of his aircraft during a postflt inspection at ind, in.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 461170 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200001 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ind.airport |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground other : post flight |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 461170 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : vehicle other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : mx 3 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Airport |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
Aircraft damage. As captain of flight, elected to do postflt inspection. Was advised by ramp personnel of dent on bottom of tail cone. Observed damage after climbing a ladder to get a closer look. Damage was very hard to detect by eye, but could tell by hand check. Called dispatch, maintenance technician and contract mechanic. Aircraft was removed from service. Damage appeared to be caused by a ground vehicle.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD80 PIC IS ASKED TO CHK ON RPTED DAMAGE TO THE TAIL OF HIS ACFT DURING A POSTFLT INSPECTION AT IND, IN.
Narrative: ACFT DAMAGE. AS CAPT OF FLT, ELECTED TO DO POSTFLT INSPECTION. WAS ADVISED BY RAMP PERSONNEL OF DENT ON BOTTOM OF TAIL CONE. OBSERVED DAMAGE AFTER CLBING A LADDER TO GET A CLOSER LOOK. DAMAGE WAS VERY HARD TO DETECT BY EYE, BUT COULD TELL BY HAND CHK. CALLED DISPATCH, MAINT TECHNICIAN AND CONTRACT MECH. ACFT WAS REMOVED FROM SVC. DAMAGE APPEARED TO BE CAUSED BY A GND VEHICLE.
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.