A B737 pilot failed to see blade damage on number two engine during post flight inspection.

Attributes
ACN	1309317
Time
Date	201511
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	TUS.Airport
State Reference	AZ
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Fan Blade
Person 1
Function	First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 217
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

I performed my postflight walkaround and apparently missed that there was engine blade damage on the number two engine. I totally missed it while doing my postflight and it cancelled the originating flight in the morning because of it. Lighting on the ramp was dark; and even though I had my flashlight with me; I failed to notice this. It came to my attention the next morning how the flight cancelled for something I should have caught the night before.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B737 pilot failed to see blade damage on number two engine during post flight inspection.

Narrative: I performed my postflight walkaround and apparently missed that there was engine blade damage on the number two engine. I totally missed it while doing my postflight and it cancelled the originating flight in the morning because of it. Lighting on the ramp was dark; and even though I had my flashlight with me; I failed to notice this. It came to my attention the next morning how the flight cancelled for something I should have caught the night before.

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