<< >> NASA ASRS Report 418320, October 1998

An air carrier mdt flight crew discovers a dent on the fuselage near the aft cargo door after the aircraft is parked.

Attributes
ACN	418320
Time
Date	199810
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : cvg airport : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : okc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 950
ASRS Report	418320
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 flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Upon postflt inspection a small dent was discovered below the cargo door on the aft fuselage. Because the dent was out of limits the question was raised as to when the dent was created. It is our contention that the dent was not present prior to our previous departure. The damage was discovered as we turned the aircraft over to the next crew. We informed maintenance and the next crew agreed to make the write-up.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MDT FLC DISCOVERS A DENT ON THE FUSELAGE NEAR THE AFT CARGO DOOR AFTER THE ACFT IS PARKED.

Narrative: UPON POSTFLT INSPECTION A SMALL DENT WAS DISCOVERED BELOW THE CARGO DOOR ON THE AFT FUSELAGE. BECAUSE THE DENT WAS OUT OF LIMITS THE QUESTION WAS RAISED AS TO WHEN THE DENT WAS CREATED. IT IS OUR CONTENTION THAT THE DENT WAS NOT PRESENT PRIOR TO OUR PREVIOUS DEP. THE DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED AS WE TURNED THE ACFT OVER TO THE NEXT CREW. WE INFORMED MAINT AND THE NEXT CREW AGREED TO MAKE THE WRITE-UP.

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.