<< >> NASA ASRS Report 591158, August 2003

Flight crew of widebody transport discovered left engine damaged after arrival at destination. No cockpit indications of abnormality.

Attributes
ACN	591158
Time
Date	200308
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : las.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7717 flight time type : 2460
ASRS Report	591158
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other other : person 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I performed a routine exterior and interior preflight. Taxi, takeoff, climb, cruise, and descent, approach and landing were normal and uneventful. Approach and landing were accomplished to runway 25L in las. Conditions were VMC with a visual approach and landing. After landing and shutdown checklists were accomplished with no EICAS or status messages present or shutdown in las. Left engine was shutdown on turn-in to gate after cool down period. While checking outside the jetway to ensure the air conditioning was being attached to aircraft, I noticed ground crew inspecting left engine. Upon visual inspection, we noticed that the left engine had sustained damage. Logbook entry was not accomplished as aircraft had already been turned over to maintenance and ground personnel in las by the time damage was discovered. Extent and cause of engine damage is yet undetermined.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT CREW OF WDB DISCOVERED L ENG DAMAGED AFTER ARR AT DEST. NO COCKPIT INDICATIONS OF ABNORMALITY.

Narrative: I PERFORMED A ROUTINE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR PREFLT. TAXI, TKOF, CLB, CRUISE, AND DSCNT, APCH AND LNDG WERE NORMAL AND UNEVENTFUL. APCH AND LNDG WERE ACCOMPLISHED TO RWY 25L IN LAS. CONDITIONS WERE VMC WITH A VISUAL APCH AND LNDG. AFTER LNDG AND SHUTDOWN CHKLISTS WERE ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO EICAS OR STATUS MESSAGES PRESENT OR SHUTDOWN IN LAS. L ENG WAS SHUTDOWN ON TURN-IN TO GATE AFTER COOL DOWN PERIOD. WHILE CHKING OUTSIDE THE JETWAY TO ENSURE THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS BEING ATTACHED TO ACFT, I NOTICED GND CREW INSPECTING L ENG. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION, WE NOTICED THAT THE L ENG HAD SUSTAINED DAMAGE. LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED AS ACFT HAD ALREADY BEEN TURNED OVER TO MAINT AND GND PERSONNEL IN LAS BY THE TIME DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED. EXTENT AND CAUSE OF ENG DAMAGE IS YET UNDETERMINED.

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.