B757 flight crew discover elevator damage after arrival at fll from mdw.

Attributes
ACN	500981
Time
Date	200102
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mdw.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Weather Elements	Rain Fog
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked ground : maintenance
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 8000
ASRS Report	500981
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : inspection
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Maintenance Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After flight from mdw-fll, found structural damage to aft right edge of elevator. Flight to fll uneventful, no flutter or vibration. Morning departure in mdw, overcast, raining, dark. First officer's preflight apparently missed damage. Aircraft was at hangar overnight, had terminal preflight check and was taxied to gate by maintenance personnel. Lesson learned: be extra vigilant on early preflight even when cold, park, and wet. Damage required elevator replacement.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLC DISCOVER ELEVATOR DAMAGE AFTER ARR AT FLL FROM MDW.

Narrative: AFTER FLT FROM MDW-FLL, FOUND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO AFT R EDGE OF ELEVATOR. FLT TO FLL UNEVENTFUL, NO FLUTTER OR VIBRATION. MORNING DEP IN MDW, OVCST, RAINING, DARK. FO'S PREFLT APPARENTLY MISSED DAMAGE. ACFT WAS AT HANGAR OVERNIGHT, HAD TERMINAL PREFLT CHK AND WAS TAXIED TO GATE BY MAINT PERSONNEL. LESSON LEARNED: BE EXTRA VIGILANT ON EARLY PREFLT EVEN WHEN COLD, PARK, AND WET. DAMAGE REQUIRED ELEVATOR REPLACEMENT.

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.