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On preflight inspection, flight crew observed a crease in leading edge slat. Continued to stx and further inspection revealed more damage than first indicated.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 200083 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199201 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stt |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 1780 |
| ASRS Report | 200083 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Preflight inspection by captain and first officer at stt revealed a large dent (8 inches by 10 inches by 1.5 inches) in leading edge of left leading edge slat about 4 ft from fuselage. No notice of bird strike was made prior to inspection. Considering apparent damage and maintenance capabilities at stt, it was decided to fly to stx for further inspection. Maintenance inspection at stx found more damage than preflight estimate. In addition to the dent a double row of 18 broken or loose rivets was discovered. The aircraft was taken out of service for repair. After a patch was placed on the damaged area the aircraft was ferried by us to mia for further repair.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ON PREFLT INSPECTION, FLC OBSERVED A CREASE IN LEADING EDGE SLAT. CONTINUED TO STX AND FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED MORE DAMAGE THAN FIRST INDICATED.
Narrative: PREFLT INSPECTION BY CAPT AND FO AT STT REVEALED A LARGE DENT (8 INCHES BY 10 INCHES BY 1.5 INCHES) IN LEADING EDGE OF L LEADING EDGE SLAT ABOUT 4 FT FROM FUSELAGE. NO NOTICE OF BIRD STRIKE WAS MADE PRIOR TO INSPECTION. CONSIDERING APPARENT DAMAGE AND MAINT CAPABILITIES AT STT, IT WAS DECIDED TO FLY TO STX FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. MAINT INSPECTION AT STX FOUND MORE DAMAGE THAN PREFLT ESTIMATE. IN ADDITION TO THE DENT A DOUBLE ROW OF 18 BROKEN OR LOOSE RIVETS WAS DISCOVERED. THE ACFT WAS TAKEN OUT OF SVC FOR REPAIR. AFTER A PATCH WAS PLACED ON THE DAMAGED AREA THE ACFT WAS FERRIED BY US TO MIA FOR FURTHER REPAIR.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.