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Flight crew of avro RJ85 are confronted by company about skin damage on belly of aircraft they had flown 2 days previously. Both declare no awareness of the damage or what might have caused it.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 625615 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Sun |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | BAe 146 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 2500 |
| ASRS Report | 625615 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 2300 |
| ASRS Report | 625353 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : fault isolation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Company Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
On jul/sun/04, I flew an avro in part 121 service on 3 flight legs. 2 days later, a chief pilot called concerning damage found on this aircraft. There were skin wrinkles found on the fuselage aft of the nose gear and near the forward left door. Neither the first officer nor myself noted the damage on the 3 legs flown. I suspect the damage was not readily visible due to jetway position and the fact that it was on the lower part of the belly. Also, the aircraft was very dirty and had poor exterior paint. Had the aircraft been cleaner and better paint condition, the damage may have been noticed. The damaged aircraft made it through numbers of pre-/postflt checks, 2 FAA inspectors, 1 overnight check and several mechanic inspections before it was discovered. In the future, I will try to be more thorough with my postflt inspections.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT CREW OF AVRO RJ85 ARE CONFRONTED BY COMPANY ABOUT SKIN DAMAGE ON BELLY OF ACFT THEY HAD FLOWN 2 DAYS PREVIOUSLY. BOTH DECLARE NO AWARENESS OF THE DAMAGE OR WHAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED IT.
Narrative: ON JUL/SUN/04, I FLEW AN AVRO IN PART 121 SVC ON 3 FLT LEGS. 2 DAYS LATER, A CHIEF PLT CALLED CONCERNING DAMAGE FOUND ON THIS ACFT. THERE WERE SKIN WRINKLES FOUND ON THE FUSELAGE AFT OF THE NOSE GEAR AND NEAR THE FORWARD L DOOR. NEITHER THE FO NOR MYSELF NOTED THE DAMAGE ON THE 3 LEGS FLOWN. I SUSPECT THE DAMAGE WAS NOT READILY VISIBLE DUE TO JETWAY POS AND THE FACT THAT IT WAS ON THE LOWER PART OF THE BELLY. ALSO, THE ACFT WAS VERY DIRTY AND HAD POOR EXTERIOR PAINT. HAD THE ACFT BEEN CLEANER AND BETTER PAINT CONDITION, THE DAMAGE MAY HAVE BEEN NOTICED. THE DAMAGED ACFT MADE IT THROUGH NUMBERS OF PRE-/POSTFLT CHKS, 2 FAA INSPECTORS, 1 OVERNIGHT CHK AND SEVERAL MECH INSPECTIONS BEFORE IT WAS DISCOVERED. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL TRY TO BE MORE THOROUGH WITH MY POSTFLT INSPECTIONS.
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.