<< >> NASA ASRS Report 429669, February 1999

First officer of a dehavilland, DH7, found wingtip damage during postflt walkaround. Flight crew did not know where, when, or how damage was caused.

Attributes
ACN	429669
Time
Date	199902
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pbi.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DHC-7
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 9600 flight time type : 8200
ASRS Report	429669
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I was on the last leg of a 4 leg trip, and our paperwork called for an aircraft swap. We arrived at paradise island, bahamas at XX30. Our newly assigned aircraft was already parked at the #1 spot. We parked at the #2 spot. The first officer and myself secured the aircraft and made the proper shutdown checklist. I took my bag to the new assigned aircraft and performed ground system checks, while first officer did the walkaround. 2 hours later, we boarded the aircraft and proceeded to west palm beach, fl. We landed at approximately XX30. I remained inside the aircraft while the first officer did the postflt walkaround. It was there that he discovered that the left wingtip had been slightly damaged. I notified my company and an inspector was sent to check the aircraft. Lesson learned: always perform a visual inspection prior to accepting an aircraft even if someone else has performed the inspection.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FO OF A DEHAVILLAND, DH7, FOUND WINGTIP DAMAGE DURING POSTFLT WALKAROUND. FLC DID NOT KNOW WHERE, WHEN, OR HOW DAMAGE WAS CAUSED.

Narrative: I WAS ON THE LAST LEG OF A 4 LEG TRIP, AND OUR PAPERWORK CALLED FOR AN ACFT SWAP. WE ARRIVED AT PARADISE ISLAND, BAHAMAS AT XX30. OUR NEWLY ASSIGNED ACFT WAS ALREADY PARKED AT THE #1 SPOT. WE PARKED AT THE #2 SPOT. THE FO AND MYSELF SECURED THE ACFT AND MADE THE PROPER SHUTDOWN CHKLIST. I TOOK MY BAG TO THE NEW ASSIGNED ACFT AND PERFORMED GND SYS CHKS, WHILE FO DID THE WALKAROUND. 2 HRS LATER, WE BOARDED THE ACFT AND PROCEEDED TO WEST PALM BEACH, FL. WE LANDED AT APPROX XX30. I REMAINED INSIDE THE ACFT WHILE THE FO DID THE POSTFLT WALKAROUND. IT WAS THERE THAT HE DISCOVERED THAT THE L WINGTIP HAD BEEN SLIGHTLY DAMAGED. I NOTIFIED MY COMPANY AND AN INSPECTOR WAS SENT TO CHK THE ACFT. LESSON LEARNED: ALWAYS PERFORM A VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO ACCEPTING AN ACFT EVEN IF SOMEONE ELSE HAS PERFORMED THE INSPECTION.

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.