A saab 340 sustains propeller damage from foreign object on taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	493610
Time
Date	200012
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Snow
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi
ASRS Report	493610
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : fod other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : pax 3/ mntnc - 5
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

Landed on runway 32, taxied on taxiway east, cleaned aircraft up. Turned on taxiway Q then to runway 28C. Taxied runway 28C, performed after landing checklist. Turned right on taxiway V. I noticed blue glass in front of right side (believe it was FOD). While taxiing to the gate, passenger heard bang against fuselage. Stopped at gate and was informed the propeller was damaged.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SAAB 340 SUSTAINS PROP DAMAGE FROM FOREIGN OBJECT ON TXWY.

Narrative: LANDED ON RWY 32, TAXIED ON TXWY E, CLEANED ACFT UP. TURNED ON TXWY Q THEN TO RWY 28C. TAXIED RWY 28C, PERFORMED AFTER LNDG CHKLIST. TURNED R ON TXWY V. I NOTICED BLUE GLASS IN FRONT OF R SIDE (BELIEVE IT WAS FOD). WHILE TAXIING TO THE GATE, PAX HEARD BANG AGAINST FUSELAGE. STOPPED AT GATE AND WAS INFORMED THE PROP WAS DAMAGED.

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.