Narrative:

After landing in phl, postflt inspection found a dent to the right rear fuselage of the aircraft. Up to this point the flight operated normally. Earlier that day, before we departed phl for jfk, we thought we felt a bump to the aircraft. Suspected the baggage belt loader and found it against the aircraft. Inspected for damage, none noted. Flight operated without incident until return trip back to phl. Supplemental information from acn 329568: upon arrival at the gate at phl, the first officer of the outbound crew and myself found a dent with a 3 inch tear in fuselage on the right side of aircraft during my postflt and his preflight. We informed our maintenance control of problem and the aircraft has to be ferried after an inspection. Captain and I feel ramp worker that hit aircraft was negligent by not reporting incident to crew. Because of his actions, the safety of the flight, passenger and crew was in jeopardy. It seems that in this incident the ramper was more concerned about his employment than about safety. I might not be as quick to trust others' pre and postflts if there is any question in my mind.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SF34 FLC DISCOVERED ACFT DAMAGE DURING POSTFLT AT THE END OF THEIR TRIP. A BAGGAGE BELT LOADER HAD HIT THE SIDE OF THE ACFT EARLIER IN THE DAY, BUT THE FLC HAD INSPECTED AND NOT FOUND ANY DAMAGE AT THAT TIME. ACFT DAMAGED.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG IN PHL, POSTFLT INSPECTION FOUND A DENT TO THE R REAR FUSELAGE OF THE ACFT. UP TO THIS POINT THE FLT OPERATED NORMALLY. EARLIER THAT DAY, BEFORE WE DEPARTED PHL FOR JFK, WE THOUGHT WE FELT A BUMP TO THE ACFT. SUSPECTED THE BAGGAGE BELT LOADER AND FOUND IT AGAINST THE ACFT. INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE, NONE NOTED. FLT OPERATED WITHOUT INCIDENT UNTIL RETURN TRIP BACK TO PHL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 329568: UPON ARR AT THE GATE AT PHL, THE FO OF THE OUTBOUND CREW AND MYSELF FOUND A DENT WITH A 3 INCH TEAR IN FUSELAGE ON THE R SIDE OF ACFT DURING MY POSTFLT AND HIS PREFLT. WE INFORMED OUR MAINT CTL OF PROB AND THE ACFT HAS TO BE FERRIED AFTER AN INSPECTION. CAPT AND I FEEL RAMP WORKER THAT HIT ACFT WAS NEGLIGENT BY NOT RPTING INCIDENT TO CREW. BECAUSE OF HIS ACTIONS, THE SAFETY OF THE FLT, PAX AND CREW WAS IN JEOPARDY. IT SEEMS THAT IN THIS INCIDENT THE RAMPER WAS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT HIS EMPLOYMENT THAN ABOUT SAFETY. I MIGHT NOT BE AS QUICK TO TRUST OTHERS' PRE AND POSTFLTS IF THERE IS ANY QUESTION IN MY MIND.

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.