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Winglet damage to a CRJ700 at jfk was not discovered until 2 destinations later even after an inspection looking for collision damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 723732 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200701 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jfk.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 700 ER&LR |
| 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 |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 20700 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 723732 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 6050 flight time type : 1870 |
| ASRS Report | 723729 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe ground encounters : vehicle non adherence : company policies non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Company |
Narrative:
While sitting at a jfk gate; we noted a jolt of the aircraft. The passenger were on board and the paperwork had been completed and given to the ramp agent. The jolt occurred while the door was closed waiting pushback permission. I went outside to determine what happened and if any damage could be seen. The ramp personnel didn't see anything. During the walkaround inspection; I could not see any visible damage. Earlier; the ramp had removed the tow bar for another pushback. I then wondered if during tow bar re-attachment; that was possibly the jolt that we felt. The flight proceeded to destination. Upon post flight inspection; the first officer noted a missing static wick at the base of the left winglet. I called ramp and informed them that it appeared the aircraft had been possibly hit by a belt loader. A discrepancy was entered into the maintenance log.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WINGLET DAMAGE TO A CRJ700 AT JFK WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL 2 DESTS LATER EVEN AFTER AN INSPECTION LOOKING FOR COLLISION DAMAGE.
Narrative: WHILE SITTING AT A JFK GATE; WE NOTED A JOLT OF THE ACFT. THE PAX WERE ON BOARD AND THE PAPERWORK HAD BEEN COMPLETED AND GIVEN TO THE RAMP AGENT. THE JOLT OCCURRED WHILE THE DOOR WAS CLOSED WAITING PUSHBACK PERMISSION. I WENT OUTSIDE TO DETERMINE WHAT HAPPENED AND IF ANY DAMAGE COULD BE SEEN. THE RAMP PERSONNEL DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. DURING THE WALKAROUND INSPECTION; I COULD NOT SEE ANY VISIBLE DAMAGE. EARLIER; THE RAMP HAD REMOVED THE TOW BAR FOR ANOTHER PUSHBACK. I THEN WONDERED IF DURING TOW BAR RE-ATTACHMENT; THAT WAS POSSIBLY THE JOLT THAT WE FELT. THE FLT PROCEEDED TO DEST. UPON POST FLT INSPECTION; THE FO NOTED A MISSING STATIC WICK AT THE BASE OF THE L WINGLET. I CALLED RAMP AND INFORMED THEM THAT IT APPEARED THE ACFT HAD BEEN POSSIBLY HIT BY A BELT LOADER. A DISCREPANCY WAS ENTERED INTO THE MAINT LOG.
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.