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An MD82 returned to the gate after pushback with a stall warning report. On the gate a half-dollar size hole was found in fuselage near lavatory service panel.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 612717 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200403 |
| Day | Fri |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-82 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight ground : pushback |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 612717 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : company policies |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : stall warning prob other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | other other other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
We had a problem with one of our stall warning system on taxi-out in ZZZ, and had to return to the gate. During our taxi-in the ground crew discovered a puncture hole about the size of a half-dollar on the left side of the fuselage near the forward lavatory servicing panel. The first officer saw no damage during his walkaround prior to gate departure, but did feel a slight bump after he returned to the cockpit. With the strong, gusty winds in ZZZ, it felt like a typical wind shudder. After the hole was discovered he remembered the slight bump and we believe that may have been when the puncture occurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN MD82 RETURNED TO THE GATE AFTER PUSHBACK WITH A STALL WARNING RPT. ON THE GATE A HALF-DOLLAR SIZE HOLE WAS FOUND IN FUSELAGE NEAR LAVATORY SVC PANEL.
Narrative: WE HAD A PROB WITH ONE OF OUR STALL WARNING SYS ON TAXI-OUT IN ZZZ, AND HAD TO RETURN TO THE GATE. DURING OUR TAXI-IN THE GND CREW DISCOVERED A PUNCTURE HOLE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A HALF-DOLLAR ON THE L SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE NEAR THE FORWARD LAVATORY SVCING PANEL. THE FO SAW NO DAMAGE DURING HIS WALKAROUND PRIOR TO GATE DEP, BUT DID FEEL A SLIGHT BUMP AFTER HE RETURNED TO THE COCKPIT. WITH THE STRONG, GUSTY WINDS IN ZZZ, IT FELT LIKE A TYPICAL WIND SHUDDER. AFTER THE HOLE WAS DISCOVERED HE REMEMBERED THE SLIGHT BUMP AND WE BELIEVE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN WHEN THE PUNCTURE OCCURRED.
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.