Md-80 has hole in skin when ready for departure from gate.

Attributes
ACN	305264
Time
Date	199505
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sat
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : tpa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 9800 flight time type : 120
ASRS Report	305264
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The aircraft was ready to pushback from the gate at sat, and a ramp person noticed a hole in the aircraft. The hole was located on aircraft's left between the forward lavatory service door and top of aircraft. The flight was canceled and the aircraft was turned over to maintenance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD-80 HAS HOLE IN SKIN WHEN READY FOR DEP FROM GATE.

Narrative: THE ACFT WAS READY TO PUSHBACK FROM THE GATE AT SAT, AND A RAMP PERSON NOTICED A HOLE IN THE ACFT. THE HOLE WAS LOCATED ON ACFT'S L BTWN THE FORWARD LAVATORY SVC DOOR AND TOP OF ACFT. THE FLT WAS CANCELED AND THE ACFT WAS TURNED OVER TO MAINT.

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.