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A319 captain experiences a strong thunderstorm with large hail. A maintenance inspection is requested. Maintenance advises that if no visible damage [was found] on a walk around/preflight inspection; the flight was good to go without a maintenance inspection. Damage is discovered the next day.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 959213 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201107 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
We were on a gate hold when a thunderstorm with hail; rain; and lightning passed through. I spoke with maintenance control and asked about an inspection. Maintenance control told me that if we saw no visible damage on a walk around/preflight inspection we were good to go without a maintenance inspection. We found no damage during our walk around. Upon returning the next morning with the same aircraft; maintenance may have found damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 Captain experiences a strong thunderstorm with large hail. A maintenance inspection is requested. Maintenance advises that if no visible damage [was found] on a walk around/preflight inspection; the flight was good to go without a maintenance inspection. Damage is discovered the next day.
Narrative: We were on a gate hold when a thunderstorm with hail; rain; and lightning passed through. I spoke with Maintenance Control and asked about an inspection. Maintenance Control told me that if we saw no visible damage on a walk around/preflight inspection we were good to go without a maintenance inspection. We found no damage during our walk around. Upon returning the next morning with the same aircraft; Maintenance may have found damage.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.