A flight crew noticed damage to the aircraft tailskid after the flight.

Attributes
ACN	525800
Time
Date	200109
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 2900 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	525800
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

During my captain's postflt he noticed there had been damage to the tailskid platform of our aircraft. We both feel that during our previous 2 flts with this aircraft there would have been no way possible for us to have implemented the damage. At the point of notice I had previously done 1 preflight and my captain had done 2 postflt walkarounds. For whatever reason the damage had escaped both of our views. Of course, once my captain noticed it he did the proper thing and reported it to our maintenance department.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FLT CREW NOTICED DAMAGE TO THE ACFT TAILSKID AFTER THE FLT.

Narrative: DURING MY CAPT'S POSTFLT HE NOTICED THERE HAD BEEN DAMAGE TO THE TAILSKID PLATFORM OF OUR ACFT. WE BOTH FEEL THAT DURING OUR PREVIOUS 2 FLTS WITH THIS ACFT THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO WAY POSSIBLE FOR US TO HAVE IMPLEMENTED THE DAMAGE. AT THE POINT OF NOTICE I HAD PREVIOUSLY DONE 1 PREFLT AND MY CAPT HAD DONE 2 POSTFLT WALKAROUNDS. FOR WHATEVER REASON THE DAMAGE HAD ESCAPED BOTH OF OUR VIEWS. OF COURSE, ONCE MY CAPT NOTICED IT HE DID THE PROPER THING AND RPTED IT TO OUR MAINT DEPT.

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.