Narrative:

On nov/tue/06 at approximately XA00 hours; I met the flight crew of aircraft 123 and was told the aircraft was good; nothing to complain about. Another mechanic and myself performed a check of the aircraft. At approximately XB00 I performed a walkaround inspection of the aircraft utilizing a fully charged 18 volt flood/spot type flashlight. At that time no aircraft damage from man or nature existed. My lead and foreman informed me of an aircraft damaged gate call by the originating flight crew that morning. The aircraft was parked at a gate which has a lot of transient equipment traffic to and from the mechanics and appearance storage areas. Also service/air-ground equipment and baggage carts are stored between the gates in proximity to the damage to APU shroud drain mast and body fairing.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AT FLT TERMINATION AT B737-700 CREW RPTED ACFT OK WITH NO RPTS. ACFT RECEIVED A ROUTINE OVERNIGHT CHK AND SIGNED OFF WITH NO DAMAGE FOUND. MORNING DEP FLT CREW RPTED ACFT DAMAGED.

Narrative: ON NOV/TUE/06 AT APPROX XA00 HRS; I MET THE FLT CREW OF ACFT 123 AND WAS TOLD THE ACFT WAS GOOD; NOTHING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT. ANOTHER MECH AND MYSELF PERFORMED A CHK OF THE ACFT. AT APPROX XB00 I PERFORMED A WALKAROUND INSPECTION OF THE ACFT UTILIZING A FULLY CHARGED 18 VOLT FLOOD/SPOT TYPE FLASHLIGHT. AT THAT TIME NO ACFT DAMAGE FROM MAN OR NATURE EXISTED. MY LEAD AND FOREMAN INFORMED ME OF AN ACFT DAMAGED GATE CALL BY THE ORIGINATING FLT CREW THAT MORNING. THE ACFT WAS PARKED AT A GATE WHICH HAS A LOT OF TRANSIENT EQUIP TFC TO AND FROM THE MECHS AND APPEARANCE STORAGE AREAS. ALSO SVC/AIR-GND EQUIP AND BAGGAGE CARTS ARE STORED BTWN THE GATES IN PROX TO THE DAMAGE TO APU SHROUD DRAIN MAST AND BODY FAIRING.

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.