CORP ACFT DAMAGED BUT NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL NEXT PREFLT. PROP BLADES; MAIN WHEEL AND TIRE DAMAGE.

Date: 1994-01 · Aircraft: Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer

Anomalies: other-unspecified

Synopsis

CORP ACFT DAMAGED BUT NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL NEXT PREFLT. PROP BLADES; MAIN WHEEL AND TIRE DAMAGE.

Narrative

ON RETURN FLT FROM PHX SKY HARBOR; PROP STRIKE OCCURRED IN TAXI TO OR FROM FBO. L ENG PROP IS MISSING 1-3 INCHES OFF 1 BLADE; 1 INCH OFF THE SECOND BLADE; THIRD BLADE HAS SERRATED GOUGES. L MAIN WHEEL HAS 1/2 PIECE MISSING ON THE INSIDE; TOWARDS THE OUTSIDE OF THE WHEEL. THE PROB WAS NOT FOUND UNTIL THE NEXT DAY ON PREFLT. I DID NOT FEEL OR HEAR THE PROP STRIKING ANYTHING. NOR COULD I FIND ANY RPTS OF ANY TAXI OR RWY LIGHTS OUT AT SKY HARBOR OR YUMA; ON OR NEAR MY TAXI RTE. THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS BTWN XA30 - XB45. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR SINCE I CHKED IN TO WORK AT EARLY AM. SINCE I DID NOT FEEL THE IMPACT OR THERE ARE NO TAXI LIGHTS OUT; THE ONLY POSSIBLE EXPLANATION IS FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE ON THE RWY WHICH WAS NOT RPTED. THERE WAS MAINT OCCURRING AT BOTH ARPTS DURING WORKING HRS. ALSO; ONE OF THE PROP BLADES HAS BLUE OR GREEN GLASS EMBEDDED IN THE GOUGES. AND THE L WHEEL AND TIRE HAVE YELLOW PAINT ON THEM. THE L TIRE ALSO IS DAMAGED; IT HAS A 3-4 INCH CUT NEAR THE WHEEL DAMAGE.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.