Despite prior inspection; MD80 is discovered to have damage to left engine during deicing procedure.

Attributes
ACN	777616
Time
Date	200803
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	777616
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	777615
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other other : 3
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Company Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Needed deicing at dfw for early morning departure. Captain opened left aft galley door and inspected left engine inlet. Free from ice. Started left engine normally and had normal taxi to spot xx for deicing. Maintenance inspected engines with ladders and flashlights and determined we had blade damage in the left engine. Cleared right engine; started right engine and returned to gate. Suspect previous damage; because captain took the time to closely inspect the left engine inlet.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DESPITE PRIOR INSPECTION; MD80 IS DISCOVERED TO HAVE DAMAGE TO LEFT ENGINE DURING DEICING PROCEDURE.

Narrative: NEEDED DEICING AT DFW FOR EARLY MORNING DEP. CAPT OPENED L AFT GALLEY DOOR AND INSPECTED L ENG INLET. FREE FROM ICE. STARTED L ENG NORMALLY AND HAD NORMAL TAXI TO SPOT XX FOR DEICING. MAINT INSPECTED ENGS WITH LADDERS AND FLASHLIGHTS AND DETERMINED WE HAD BLADE DAMAGE IN THE L ENG. CLRED R ENG; STARTED R ENG AND RETURNED TO GATE. SUSPECT PREVIOUS DAMAGE; BECAUSE CAPT TOOK THE TIME TO CLOSELY INSPECT THE L ENG INLET.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.