Air carrier medium large transport damaged thrust reverser doors on landing.

Attributes
ACN	98927
Time
Date	198811
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mgm
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 225 flight time total : 10100
ASRS Report	98927
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We landed the medium large transport at altitude. The conditions were 7 overcast 060/6, 7 mi visibility. We landed with 40 degree flaps and everything appeared to be normal. During his preflight walkaround the first officer discovered that the reverser doors had been ground down by contact with the runway. The damage was not severe but the next flight was cnx and the aircraft ferried to tul for repair. The first officer and I believe that the damage occurred before we picked up the aircraft at dfw early morning. We believe that because of darkness and the maneuver in which the damage blended into the engine nacelle that it was missed on his dfw preflight. The F/a's seated at the back of the aircraft for landing did not hear or feel anything abnormal when we landed at altitude. This shows me once again how important a good preflight is.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG DAMAGED THRUST REVERSER DOORS ON LNDG.

Narrative: WE LANDED THE MLG AT ALT. THE CONDITIONS WERE 7 OVCST 060/6, 7 MI VISIBILITY. WE LANDED WITH 40 DEG FLAPS AND EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. DURING HIS PREFLT WALKAROUND THE F/O DISCOVERED THAT THE REVERSER DOORS HAD BEEN GND DOWN BY CONTACT WITH THE RWY. THE DAMAGE WAS NOT SEVERE BUT THE NEXT FLT WAS CNX AND THE ACFT FERRIED TO TUL FOR REPAIR. THE F/O AND I BELIEVE THAT THE DAMAGE OCCURRED BEFORE WE PICKED UP THE ACFT AT DFW EARLY MORNING. WE BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE OF DARKNESS AND THE MANEUVER IN WHICH THE DAMAGE BLENDED INTO THE ENG NACELLE THAT IT WAS MISSED ON HIS DFW PREFLT. THE F/A'S SEATED AT THE BACK OF THE ACFT FOR LNDG DID NOT HEAR OR FEEL ANYTHING ABNORMAL WHEN WE LANDED AT ALT. THIS SHOWS ME ONCE AGAIN HOW IMPORTANT A GOOD PREFLT IS.

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.