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A B737-300 flight crew fails to detect any FOD to #2 engine after their flight had terminated that evening. Other crew next day finds damage during preflight inspection at ont.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 483650 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200007 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ont.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked ground : taxi landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 4000 |
| ASRS Report | 483650 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 850 |
| ASRS Report | 483651 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : fod maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : obs 4 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Maintenance Human Performance Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Company |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I flew aircraft 4 legs on jul/xa/00 with the last leg ending in ont. I do not recall anything abnormal or unusual during the day that would alert us to any problem associated with the #2 engine. Engine indications (N1, egt, N2, ff), engine vibrations, engine noises and other aircraft sounds appeared normal throughout the day. I flew the last leg into ont, which was a nighttime flight and landing with no problems. Taxi in appeared normal as well. After shutdown, I did the terminating checklists while my first officer did the postflt walkaround. No discrepancies were noted. The next morning, jul/xb/00, the originating crew on aircraft noticed substantial damage to the fan blades on the #2 engine. The aircraft was then taken OTS for repair.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B737-300 FLC FAILS TO DETECT ANY FOD TO #2 ENG AFTER THEIR FLT HAD TERMINATED THAT EVENING. OTHER CREW NEXT DAY FINDS DAMAGE DURING PREFLT INSPECTION AT ONT.
Narrative: I FLEW ACFT 4 LEGS ON JUL/XA/00 WITH THE LAST LEG ENDING IN ONT. I DO NOT RECALL ANYTHING ABNORMAL OR UNUSUAL DURING THE DAY THAT WOULD ALERT US TO ANY PROB ASSOCIATED WITH THE #2 ENG. ENG INDICATIONS (N1, EGT, N2, FF), ENG VIBRATIONS, ENG NOISES AND OTHER ACFT SOUNDS APPEARED NORMAL THROUGHOUT THE DAY. I FLEW THE LAST LEG INTO ONT, WHICH WAS A NIGHTTIME FLT AND LNDG WITH NO PROBS. TAXI IN APPEARED NORMAL AS WELL. AFTER SHUTDOWN, I DID THE TERMINATING CHKLISTS WHILE MY FO DID THE POSTFLT WALKAROUND. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. THE NEXT MORNING, JUL/XB/00, THE ORIGINATING CREW ON ACFT NOTICED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FAN BLADES ON THE #2 ENG. THE ACFT WAS THEN TAKEN OTS FOR REPAIR.
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.