Narrative:

After shutdown at the gate; first officer of outbound crew discovered damage to right propeller and right side of fuselage adjacent to the propeller. 1 propeller blade had damage on the back side. Fuselage had a baseball-sized dent with about a 3-INCH gash through the fuselage skin. Right engine cowling was found to be missing 3 fasteners. No abnormalities were noticed by the captain or first officer during landing; rollout; or taxi to the gate. After passenger had deplaned; flight attendant stated to captain and first officer that he had heard a thud on the right side of the cabin that startled passenger during the approach at about 3000-4000 ft. Captain and first officer recalled hearing a noise during approach but had thought it was the flight attendant stowing the service cart. During shutdown at the gate; an air carrier crj reported FOD on runway 34 to tower. When aircraft damage was discovered; the captain made a write-up in the aircraft logbook and contacted dispatch. Dispatch was advised of the damage and then connected the captain to maintenance control. Captain gave verbal description of aircraft damage. Outbound captain took digital photos of damage and e-mailed to maintenance control. Supplemental information from acn 779466: while departing the aircraft to begin a postflt inspection; I was approached by outbound first officer regarding a hole in the right side of the fuselage. Upon inspection of the fuselage; I noted a baseball size dent with an approximately 2 inch size crack in the skin of the aircraft. I also noted several gouges in one of the blades on the #2 engine about 1/2 way down the propeller. There were also 3 fastener screws missing from the cowling above the engine intake. Callback conversation with reporter acn 779467 revealed the following information: the reporter stated that fasteners from the engine entered an opening below the engine intake; exited a nearby opening; hit the propeller and were thrown into the fuselage. The propeller was replaced and the skin patched. The reporter did not know if the mechanical fasteners failed or if human error occurred.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SAAB 340 HAD PROP; COWLING AND FUSELAGE DAMAGE DISCOVERED DURING POSTFLT.

Narrative: AFTER SHUTDOWN AT THE GATE; FO OF OUTBOUND CREW DISCOVERED DAMAGE TO R PROP AND R SIDE OF FUSELAGE ADJACENT TO THE PROP. 1 PROP BLADE HAD DAMAGE ON THE BACK SIDE. FUSELAGE HAD A BASEBALL-SIZED DENT WITH ABOUT A 3-INCH GASH THROUGH THE FUSELAGE SKIN. R ENG COWLING WAS FOUND TO BE MISSING 3 FASTENERS. NO ABNORMALITIES WERE NOTICED BY THE CAPT OR FO DURING LNDG; ROLLOUT; OR TAXI TO THE GATE. AFTER PAX HAD DEPLANED; FLT ATTENDANT STATED TO CAPT AND FO THAT HE HAD HEARD A THUD ON THE R SIDE OF THE CABIN THAT STARTLED PAX DURING THE APCH AT ABOUT 3000-4000 FT. CAPT AND FO RECALLED HEARING A NOISE DURING APCH BUT HAD THOUGHT IT WAS THE FLT ATTENDANT STOWING THE SVC CART. DURING SHUTDOWN AT THE GATE; AN ACR CRJ RPTED FOD ON RWY 34 TO TWR. WHEN ACFT DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED; THE CAPT MADE A WRITE-UP IN THE ACFT LOGBOOK AND CONTACTED DISPATCH. DISPATCH WAS ADVISED OF THE DAMAGE AND THEN CONNECTED THE CAPT TO MAINT CTL. CAPT GAVE VERBAL DESCRIPTION OF ACFT DAMAGE. OUTBOUND CAPT TOOK DIGITAL PHOTOS OF DAMAGE AND E-MAILED TO MAINT CTL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 779466: WHILE DEPARTING THE ACFT TO BEGIN A POSTFLT INSPECTION; I WAS APCHED BY OUTBOUND FO REGARDING A HOLE IN THE R SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE FUSELAGE; I NOTED A BASEBALL SIZE DENT WITH AN APPROX 2 INCH SIZE CRACK IN THE SKIN OF THE ACFT. I ALSO NOTED SEVERAL GOUGES IN ONE OF THE BLADES ON THE #2 ENG ABOUT 1/2 WAY DOWN THE PROP. THERE WERE ALSO 3 FASTENER SCREWS MISSING FROM THE COWLING ABOVE THE ENG INTAKE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR ACN 779467 REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE REPORTER STATED THAT FASTENERS FROM THE ENG ENTERED AN OPENING BELOW THE ENG INTAKE; EXITED A NEARBY OPENING; HIT THE PROP AND WERE THROWN INTO THE FUSELAGE. THE PROP WAS REPLACED AND THE SKIN PATCHED. THE REPORTER DID NOT KNOW IF THE MECHANICAL FASTENERS FAILED OR IF HUMAN ERROR OCCURRED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.