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A jetstream 4100 while parked incurred damage to the left engine nacelle by ground equipment that was not reported and not written in logbook after discovery.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 380481 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bos |
| State Reference | MA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bur |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Jetstream 41 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 7400 flight time type : 485 |
| ASRS Report | 380481 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Aircraft was struck by ground personnel after crew performed walkaround. The crew was not notified. Neither crew member nor flight attendant felt or observed anything unusual to indicate aircraft was struck. After flight to iad, aircraft was noted as having small cracks in left engine nacelle. After discussing with maintenance control we did not write up damage. However, maintenance made repairs to nacelle after determining it needed repairs. Aircraft was 'downed' by FAA because of paperwork discrepancy. Looking back, I (captain) should have written up damage even though I thought initially that the damage was superficial.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A JETSTREAM 4100 WHILE PARKED INCURRED DAMAGE TO THE L ENG NACELLE BY GND EQUIP THAT WAS NOT RPTED AND NOT WRITTEN IN LOGBOOK AFTER DISCOVERY.
Narrative: ACFT WAS STRUCK BY GND PERSONNEL AFTER CREW PERFORMED WALKAROUND. THE CREW WAS NOT NOTIFIED. NEITHER CREW MEMBER NOR FLT ATTENDANT FELT OR OBSERVED ANYTHING UNUSUAL TO INDICATE ACFT WAS STRUCK. AFTER FLT TO IAD, ACFT WAS NOTED AS HAVING SMALL CRACKS IN L ENG NACELLE. AFTER DISCUSSING WITH MAINT CTL WE DID NOT WRITE UP DAMAGE. HOWEVER, MAINT MADE REPAIRS TO NACELLE AFTER DETERMINING IT NEEDED REPAIRS. ACFT WAS 'DOWNED' BY FAA BECAUSE OF PAPERWORK DISCREPANCY. LOOKING BACK, I (CAPT) SHOULD HAVE WRITTEN UP DAMAGE EVEN THOUGH I THOUGHT INITIALLY THAT THE DAMAGE WAS SUPERFICIAL.
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.