Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 217
Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General Flight Cancelled / Delayed
Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors
I performed my postflight walkaround and apparently missed that there was engine blade damage on the number two engine. I totally missed it while doing my postflight and it cancelled the originating flight in the morning because of it. Lighting on the ramp was dark; and even though I had my flashlight with me; I failed to notice this. It came to my attention the next morning how the flight cancelled for something I should have caught the night before.
A B737 pilot failed to see blade damage on number two engine during post flight inspection.