An A320 flight crew was not advised of possible FOD damage during engine start and was allowed to ta...

Attributes
ACN	662470
Time
Date	200506
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : maintenance ground : parked ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 5025
ASRS Report	662470
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Maintenance Human Performance Company Aircraft Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Upon arrival at ZZZ for our next assignment; I was informed of engine damage to the #2 engine on the plane we flew the night before. The observed damage was to the acoustic shield at numerous positions with dents and pieces missing. After talking to air carrier maintenance and the duty flight manager; I was informed that they suspect a baggage scanner was ingested. I was also informed that it was reported that people saw sparks coming from the #2 engine on taxi out. No on ever communicated that fact to me through the 25 minutes between brake release and takeoff. All engine parameters and vibration on the airplane were normal during the flight. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated; 'the thing that really disappoints and angers me about the whole event is that individuals witnessed the engine start up; saw sparks coming out of the engine and did nothing. The airplane was on the ground for 30 minutes from engine start to takeoff. No one thought to advise the crew of this incident and the airplane was flown to the scheduled destination for an overnight layover.' in the morning; the station manager advised the reporter of right engine damage. Reporter stated that the acoustic panels were damaged and the abradable material had pieces broken out. The inlet cowling required replacement.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 FLT CREW WAS NOT ADVISED OF POSSIBLE FOD DAMAGE DURING ENG START AND WAS ALLOWED TO TAXI; TKOF; AND FLY TO ZZZ WITH DAMAGE TO THE #2 ENG. FLT CREW INFORMED OF DAMAGE FOLLOWING DAY BY ZZZ PERSONNEL; WHEN RPTING FOR DUTY.

Narrative: UPON ARR AT ZZZ FOR OUR NEXT ASSIGNMENT; I WAS INFORMED OF ENG DAMAGE TO THE #2 ENG ON THE PLANE WE FLEW THE NIGHT BEFORE. THE OBSERVED DAMAGE WAS TO THE ACOUSTIC SHIELD AT NUMEROUS POSITIONS WITH DENTS AND PIECES MISSING. AFTER TALKING TO ACR MAINT AND THE DUTY FLT MANAGER; I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY SUSPECT A BAGGAGE SCANNER WAS INGESTED. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT IT WAS RPTED THAT PEOPLE SAW SPARKS COMING FROM THE #2 ENG ON TAXI OUT. NO ON EVER COMMUNICATED THAT FACT TO ME THROUGH THE 25 MINUTES BETWEEN BRAKE RELEASE AND TKOF. ALL ENG PARAMETERS AND VIBRATION ON THE AIRPLANE WERE NORMAL DURING THE FLT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED; 'THE THING THAT REALLY DISAPPOINTS AND ANGERS ME ABOUT THE WHOLE EVENT IS THAT INDIVIDUALS WITNESSED THE ENG START UP; SAW SPARKS COMING OUT OF THE ENG AND DID NOTHING. THE AIRPLANE WAS ON THE GND FOR 30 MINUTES FROM ENG START TO TKOF. NO ONE THOUGHT TO ADVISE THE CREW OF THIS INCIDENT AND THE AIRPLANE WAS FLOWN TO THE SCHEDULED DEST FOR AN OVERNIGHT LAYOVER.' IN THE MORNING; THE STATION MANAGER ADVISED THE RPTR OF R ENG DAMAGE. RPTR STATED THAT THE ACOUSTIC PANELS WERE DAMAGED AND THE ABRADABLE MATERIAL HAD PIECES BROKEN OUT. THE INLET COWLING REQUIRED REPLACEMENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.

An A320 flight crew was not advised of possible FOD damage during engine start and was allowed to taxi; takeoff; and fly to ZZZ with damage to the #2 engine. Flight crew informed of damage following day by ZZZ personnel; when reporting for duty.