An MD80 was dispatched in non compliance with left engine fan blade damage caused by ice ingestion.

Attributes
ACN	540979
Time
Date	200208
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Night Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	maintenance : lead technician oversight : supervisor
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure contributing factor : weather performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : training performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Weather
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

On 03/sat/02 I was assigned the aircraft. This aircraft assigned at approximately XG00 at gate X and then taxied to the hangar. The aircraft was then brought back to the gate for overnight maintenance. The supervisor made an entry in the non routine to check for ice, and I did so at approximately XC30 am with no ice noted. It must also be noted, that wind gusts that night were unusually high because MD80 engines do not normally windmill, which happened to be the case on this night. So I did not notice the tear in the lines of the damaged blades.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN MD80 WAS DISPATCHED IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH L ENG FAN BLADE DAMAGE CAUSED BY ICE INGESTION.

Narrative: ON 03/SAT/02 I WAS ASSIGNED THE ACFT. THIS ACFT ASSIGNED AT APPROX XG00 AT GATE X AND THEN TAXIED TO THE HANGAR. THE ACFT WAS THEN BROUGHT BACK TO THE GATE FOR OVERNIGHT MAINT. THE SUPVR MADE AN ENTRY IN THE NON ROUTINE TO CHK FOR ICE, AND I DID SO AT APPROX XC30 AM WITH NO ICE NOTED. IT MUST ALSO BE NOTED, THAT WIND GUSTS THAT NIGHT WERE UNUSUALLY HIGH BECAUSE MD80 ENGS DO NOT NORMALLY WINDMILL, WHICH HAPPENED TO BE THE CASE ON THIS NIGHT. SO I DID NOT NOTICE THE TEAR IN THE LINES OF THE DAMAGED BLADES.

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.