B757-200 flight crew learned after parking of damage to the #2 engine during taxi to parking gate at...

Attributes
ACN	556727
Time
Date	200208
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : iah.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	556727
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : private pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	556728
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Stopped by wing walkers (2) and marshal prior to gate entry to clear equipment. All equipment cleared from gate area. All clear sign given by 2 wing walkers and taxi marshal. Normal uneventful taxi to gate completed. 30-40 mins later, atl chief pilot office advised crew of damage to right (#2) engine possibly on taxi in. We neither heard nor felt any abnormal indications and were given no stop orders until at gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 FLC LEARNED AFTER PARKING OF DAMAGE TO THE #2 ENG DURING TAXI TO PARKING GATE AT ATL.

Narrative: STOPPED BY WING WALKERS (2) AND MARSHAL PRIOR TO GATE ENTRY TO CLR EQUIP. ALL EQUIP CLRED FROM GATE AREA. ALL CLR SIGN GIVEN BY 2 WING WALKERS AND TAXI MARSHAL. NORMAL UNEVENTFUL TAXI TO GATE COMPLETED. 30-40 MINS LATER, ATL CHIEF PLT OFFICE ADVISED CREW OF DAMAGE TO R (#2) ENG POSSIBLY ON TAXI IN. WE NEITHER HEARD NOR FELT ANY ABNORMAL INDICATIONS AND WERE GIVEN NO STOP ORDERS UNTIL AT GATE.

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.

B757-200 flight crew learned after parking of damage to the #2 engine during taxi to parking gate at atl.