Air carrier medium large transport accepted for flight from dca to iah with dent in leading edge of ...

Attributes
ACN	95083
Time
Date	198809
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah airport : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4500
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 7000
ASRS Report	95230
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight dca-iah. Aircraft towed over to gate. During walkaround noticed a dent in the leading edge of the left wing root. The dent was approximately 3' X 3', pressing in about 1/4'. In my opinion it did not deter from safety of flight. Captain was told of dent and my opinion of it. Flew aircraft to iah with no problems. (Looked in logbook for a placard or write up but there was none). At iah I asked maintenance if they knew of the dent. The mechanic looked at the dent, said it was ok to board aircraft and called maintenance control to see if the dent was logged. It was not and a supervisor came out to look at the dent. He then looked up the limits. He returned and said dent was out of limits and aircraft was taken OTS. When actual dent occurred is not known crews could assume that maintenance knew of dent and was deferred. Suggest than any dent be placarded on logbook and a sticker DOT (as I have seen sometimes) be put on dent.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG ACCEPTED FOR FLT FROM DCA TO IAH WITH DENT IN LEADING EDGE OF WING.

Narrative: FLT DCA-IAH. ACFT TOWED OVER TO GATE. DURING WALKAROUND NOTICED A DENT IN THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING ROOT. THE DENT WAS APPROX 3' X 3', PRESSING IN ABOUT 1/4'. IN MY OPINION IT DID NOT DETER FROM SAFETY OF FLT. CAPT WAS TOLD OF DENT AND MY OPINION OF IT. FLEW ACFT TO IAH WITH NO PROBS. (LOOKED IN LOGBOOK FOR A PLACARD OR WRITE UP BUT THERE WAS NONE). AT IAH I ASKED MAINT IF THEY KNEW OF THE DENT. THE MECH LOOKED AT THE DENT, SAID IT WAS OK TO BOARD ACFT AND CALLED MAINT CTL TO SEE IF THE DENT WAS LOGGED. IT WAS NOT AND A SUPVR CAME OUT TO LOOK AT THE DENT. HE THEN LOOKED UP THE LIMITS. HE RETURNED AND SAID DENT WAS OUT OF LIMITS AND ACFT WAS TAKEN OTS. WHEN ACTUAL DENT OCCURRED IS NOT KNOWN CREWS COULD ASSUME THAT MAINT KNEW OF DENT AND WAS DEFERRED. SUGGEST THAN ANY DENT BE PLACARDED ON LOGBOOK AND A STICKER DOT (AS I HAVE SEEN SOMETIMES) BE PUT ON DENT.

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

Air carrier medium large transport accepted for flight from dca to iah with dent in leading edge of wing.