Passenger on a B757 advised flight crew during deplaning that the wing flaps had received dents and holes during a hail storm during taxi for takeoff. Inspection by company mechanic confirmed the damage to the aircraft.

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Attributes
ACN	402952
Time
Date	199805
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	other other : other pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	402952
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During taxi for takeoff at msp a storm passed over the field. When the storm had passed we departed for mco. During the storm, pea-size hail fell intermittently. A passenger deplaning in mco remarked that there were dents and holes in the 'flaps.' maintenance was immediately notified and confirmed the passenger's observation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PAX ON A B757 ADVISED FLC DURING DEPLANING THAT THE WING FLAPS HAD RECEIVED DENTS AND HOLES DURING A HAIL STORM DURING TAXI FOR TKOF. INSPECTION BY COMPANY MECH CONFIRMED THE DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.

Narrative: DURING TAXI FOR TKOF AT MSP A STORM PASSED OVER THE FIELD. WHEN THE STORM HAD PASSED WE DEPARTED FOR MCO. DURING THE STORM, PEA-SIZE HAIL FELL INTERMITTENTLY. A PAX DEPLANING IN MCO REMARKED THAT THERE WERE DENTS AND HOLES IN THE 'FLAPS.' MAINT WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THE PAX'S OBSERVATION.

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.