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A B757-200 while parked on gate incurred hail damage. Damage evaluated per srm and aircraft dispatched. Later check found additional unrpted damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 515246 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Weather Elements | Rain other |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : pushback descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Qualification | technician : powerplant technician : airframe |
| Experience | maintenance avionics : 6 maintenance technician : 14 |
| ASRS Report | 515246 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : person 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : lighting contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : inspection |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Weather |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
A B757 was getting ready to push off gate when a fast moving storm rolled through causing plane to wait at gate till storm cleared. At XA50 it began to hail for about 3 mins then turned to rain. Hail seemed to vary in size from pea size to maybe some just a little larger. At XB00 crew of aircraft asked me to come out and take a look at slats for hail damage. Upon inspection of slats, found small dents in wedge of slats on both wings. Went to srm and found dents to be within limits of srm and dispatched aircraft per srm. Performed ground walkaround and could see no other damage to aircraft. Aircraft went to slc where they performed a layover on aircraft and found more damage to aircraft. Unknown to me what the damage entails, but aircraft was ferried to dallas fort worth for repairs. I felt when inspecting the slats the dents were minor and the possibility of other damage would be none.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757-200 WHILE PARKED ON GATE INCURRED HAIL DAMAGE. DAMAGE EVALUATED PER SRM AND ACFT DISPATCHED. LATER CHK FOUND ADDITIONAL UNRPTED DAMAGE.
Narrative: A B757 WAS GETTING READY TO PUSH OFF GATE WHEN A FAST MOVING STORM ROLLED THROUGH CAUSING PLANE TO WAIT AT GATE TILL STORM CLRED. AT XA50 IT BEGAN TO HAIL FOR ABOUT 3 MINS THEN TURNED TO RAIN. HAIL SEEMED TO VARY IN SIZE FROM PEA SIZE TO MAYBE SOME JUST A LITTLE LARGER. AT XB00 CREW OF ACFT ASKED ME TO COME OUT AND TAKE A LOOK AT SLATS FOR HAIL DAMAGE. UPON INSPECTION OF SLATS, FOUND SMALL DENTS IN WEDGE OF SLATS ON BOTH WINGS. WENT TO SRM AND FOUND DENTS TO BE WITHIN LIMITS OF SRM AND DISPATCHED ACFT PER SRM. PERFORMED GND WALKAROUND AND COULD SEE NO OTHER DAMAGE TO ACFT. ACFT WENT TO SLC WHERE THEY PERFORMED A LAYOVER ON ACFT AND FOUND MORE DAMAGE TO ACFT. UNKNOWN TO ME WHAT THE DAMAGE ENTAILS, BUT ACFT WAS FERRIED TO DALLAS FORT WORTH FOR REPAIRS. I FELT WHEN INSPECTING THE SLATS THE DENTS WERE MINOR AND THE POSSIBILITY OF OTHER DAMAGE WOULD BE NONE.
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.