Narrative:

Upon aircraft arrival in lbb; I performed a walkaround. No discrepancies were noted at that time. We then flew to elp. The flight was normal; and no problems or unusual events occurred. I was the pilot monitoring on this leg. When we arrived in elp; we parked the aircraft and proceeded with our duties for turning the aircraft. The aircraft was unloaded and then loaded. It was refueled for the trip. About 10 mins prior to pushback; the captain and I were in our seats and accomplishing our checklists. 2 or 3 mins before push; the tug driver told us we should come out and look at the right wing. Another ramp agent had seen some damage to the right outboard part of the wing. I went and inspected the damage. There was a 2 inch gash in the right aileron about 4 inches long. There was also signs that about a 2 ft wide area had been impacted (scraped) by something. We made all the proper calls to have the aircraft checked out by the station people in elp. The aircraft was deplaned and taken OTS. It is my belief that a fuel truck in elp backed under the wing and did the damage. No one seemed to witness or know at which precise time the event occurred. Supplemental information from acn 693402: I suspect it was damaged by a fuel truck. Operations supervisor said he inspected fuel trucks and found no damage.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GND CREW DISCOVER DAMAGE TO R AILERON ON B737-300. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

Narrative: UPON ACFT ARR IN LBB; I PERFORMED A WALKAROUND. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED AT THAT TIME. WE THEN FLEW TO ELP. THE FLT WAS NORMAL; AND NO PROBS OR UNUSUAL EVENTS OCCURRED. I WAS THE PLT MONITORING ON THIS LEG. WHEN WE ARRIVED IN ELP; WE PARKED THE ACFT AND PROCEEDED WITH OUR DUTIES FOR TURNING THE ACFT. THE ACFT WAS UNLOADED AND THEN LOADED. IT WAS REFUELED FOR THE TRIP. ABOUT 10 MINS PRIOR TO PUSHBACK; THE CAPT AND I WERE IN OUR SEATS AND ACCOMPLISHING OUR CHKLISTS. 2 OR 3 MINS BEFORE PUSH; THE TUG DRIVER TOLD US WE SHOULD COME OUT AND LOOK AT THE R WING. ANOTHER RAMP AGENT HAD SEEN SOME DAMAGE TO THE R OUTBOARD PART OF THE WING. I WENT AND INSPECTED THE DAMAGE. THERE WAS A 2 INCH GASH IN THE R AILERON ABOUT 4 INCHES LONG. THERE WAS ALSO SIGNS THAT ABOUT A 2 FT WIDE AREA HAD BEEN IMPACTED (SCRAPED) BY SOMETHING. WE MADE ALL THE PROPER CALLS TO HAVE THE ACFT CHKED OUT BY THE STATION PEOPLE IN ELP. THE ACFT WAS DEPLANED AND TAKEN OTS. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT A FUEL TRUCK IN ELP BACKED UNDER THE WING AND DID THE DAMAGE. NO ONE SEEMED TO WITNESS OR KNOW AT WHICH PRECISE TIME THE EVENT OCCURRED. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 693402: I SUSPECT IT WAS DAMAGED BY A FUEL TRUCK. OPS SUPVR SAID HE INSPECTED FUEL TRUCKS AND FOUND NO DAMAGE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.