Narrative:

We were informed by company radio during our descent into destination airport that there was a possibility that our aircraft had been pushed back into the aircraft leaving the gate adjacent to us when we were leaving the gate of departure. We were not aware at any time during pushback and taxi out, of anything out of the ordinary. Upon inspection at the destination airport, there appeared to be a 'rub' mark on the top of the right horizontal stabilizer. Nothing else was noted. We were not aware of when this rub mark may have occurred. The aircraft performed normally at all times. Maintenance signed the aircraft off as airworthy after inspection. We would like to have known about the possibility of contact with the aircraft at the gate next to us before our departure.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HORIZ STABILIZER OF MLG 'RUBS' TAIL OF ANOTHER ACFT DURING PUSHBACK. CREW UNAWARE UNTIL DSCNT INTO NEXT DEST.

Narrative: WE WERE INFORMED BY COMPANY RADIO DURING OUR DSCNT INTO DEST ARPT THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY THAT OUR ACFT HAD BEEN PUSHED BACK INTO THE ACFT LEAVING THE GATE ADJACENT TO US WHEN WE WERE LEAVING THE GATE OF DEP. WE WERE NOT AWARE AT ANY TIME DURING PUSHBACK AND TAXI OUT, OF ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. UPON INSPECTION AT THE DEST ARPT, THERE APPEARED TO BE A 'RUB' MARK ON THE TOP OF THE R HORIZ STABILIZER. NOTHING ELSE WAS NOTED. WE WERE NOT AWARE OF WHEN THIS RUB MARK MAY HAVE OCCURRED. THE ACFT PERFORMED NORMALLY AT ALL TIMES. MAINT SIGNED THE ACFT OFF AS AIRWORTHY AFTER INSPECTION. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF CONTACT WITH THE ACFT AT THE GATE NEXT TO US BEFORE OUR DEP.

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.