During preflight a dent is found in horizontal stabilizer. This is not entered in logbook.

Attributes
ACN	331914
Time
Date	199603
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : buf
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	331914
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Preflight aircraft on first leg of day. First officer said a dent was noticed on leading edge of right horizontal stabilizer. I was busy with deicing crew and interior preflight. I asked him to check logbook for information on dent in the damage file. He looked and I thought he said there was information on dent. We continued on with our activities. We flew buf, bwi, msy, lga. As I was completing log on our way to lga, I looked at damage file and didn't see the reference to dent. I asked him and he said it wasn't recorded. I had heard it was there and he didn't correct me as to what he said. I put the dent in the log and maintenance repaired the dent.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING PREFLT A DENT IS FOUND IN HORIZ STABILIZER. THIS IS NOT ENTERED IN LOGBOOK.

Narrative: PREFLT ACFT ON FIRST LEG OF DAY. FO SAID A DENT WAS NOTICED ON LEADING EDGE OF R HORIZ STABILIZER. I WAS BUSY WITH DEICING CREW AND INTERIOR PREFLT. I ASKED HIM TO CHK LOGBOOK FOR INFO ON DENT IN THE DAMAGE FILE. HE LOOKED AND I THOUGHT HE SAID THERE WAS INFO ON DENT. WE CONTINUED ON WITH OUR ACTIVITIES. WE FLEW BUF, BWI, MSY, LGA. AS I WAS COMPLETING LOG ON OUR WAY TO LGA, I LOOKED AT DAMAGE FILE AND DIDN'T SEE THE REF TO DENT. I ASKED HIM AND HE SAID IT WASN'T RECORDED. I HAD HEARD IT WAS THERE AND HE DIDN'T CORRECT ME AS TO WHAT HE SAID. I PUT THE DENT IN THE LOG AND MAINT REPAIRED THE DENT.

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.