Narrative:

I was the captain of an MD88 of a commercial airline flight from dfw-elp-tus. During his walkaround inspection at elp, the first officer discovered a 4 inch cut in the #4 tire. After reference to the MD88 ramp service manual and consulting with company flight control, dispatch and the maintenance coordinator it was decided that we would deplane the passenger and ferry the aircraft to tus where a spare tire was available. While waiting for the contract maintenance person to arrive to sign off our logbook it became necessary to reposition the aircraft to the remote parking ramp so another aircraft could use our gate. Later, upon our arrival in tus we discovered damage to the trailing edge of the right wing approximately 3 ft inboard of the wingtip and also damage to the trailing edge of the left aileron. We assume that this damage was caused by some type of ramp equipment in elp during the repositioning of the aircraft or while it was parked in the remote ramp area prior to our departure. Flight control, maintenance control, and my chief pilot were all notified immediately. The next day temporary repairs were made and we ferried the aircraft to our home base for permanent repair. The appropriate company and FAA reports were made and turned in. At this time we are awaiting the results of further investigations into the source and time of the damage.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MD88 FLC REPOSITIONS THEIR ACFT TO A REMOTE PARKING RAMP TO CLR THE GATE FOR ANOTHER ACFT. LATER THEY FERRY THEIR ACFT TO A MAINT BASE TO CHANGE A CUT TIRE. AT THE MAINT BASE, THEY DISCOVER DAMAGE TO THE TRAILING EDGES OF BOTH WINGS, APPARENTLY CAUSED BY GND EQUIP.

Narrative: I WAS THE CAPT OF AN MD88 OF A COMMERCIAL AIRLINE FLT FROM DFW-ELP-TUS. DURING HIS WALKAROUND INSPECTION AT ELP, THE FO DISCOVERED A 4 INCH CUT IN THE #4 TIRE. AFTER REF TO THE MD88 RAMP SVC MANUAL AND CONSULTING WITH COMPANY FLT CTL, DISPATCH AND THE MAINT COORDINATOR IT WAS DECIDED THAT WE WOULD DEPLANE THE PAX AND FERRY THE ACFT TO TUS WHERE A SPARE TIRE WAS AVAILABLE. WHILE WAITING FOR THE CONTRACT MAINT PERSON TO ARRIVE TO SIGN OFF OUR LOGBOOK IT BECAME NECESSARY TO REPOSITION THE ACFT TO THE REMOTE PARKING RAMP SO ANOTHER ACFT COULD USE OUR GATE. LATER, UPON OUR ARR IN TUS WE DISCOVERED DAMAGE TO THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE R WING APPROX 3 FT INBOARD OF THE WINGTIP AND ALSO DAMAGE TO THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE L AILERON. WE ASSUME THAT THIS DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY SOME TYPE OF RAMP EQUIP IN ELP DURING THE REPOSITIONING OF THE ACFT OR WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN THE REMOTE RAMP AREA PRIOR TO OUR DEP. FLT CTL, MAINT CTL, AND MY CHIEF PLT WERE ALL NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY. THE NEXT DAY TEMPORARY REPAIRS WERE MADE AND WE FERRIED THE ACFT TO OUR HOME BASE FOR PERMANENT REPAIR. THE APPROPRIATE COMPANY AND FAA RPTS WERE MADE AND TURNED IN. AT THIS TIME WE ARE AWAITING THE RESULTS OF FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE SOURCE AND TIME OF THE DAMAGE.

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.