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A320 captain reported dropping a pen into a large hole beneath the footrest. The bristle seals have been removed exposing large opening.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1470902 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201708 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cockpit Furnishing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
After block in I dropped my ink pen; it bounced off my shoe and went through the large hole beneath the footrest. The airbus used to have black bristles that would prevent objects from entering the holes on each side of the footrest(s); they have been removed over the past few years. The current large opening on each side of the footrests is large enough to fit your ipad through and could interfere with flight control linkages.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain reported dropping a pen into a large hole beneath the footrest. The bristle seals have been removed exposing large opening.
Narrative: After block in I dropped my ink pen; it bounced off my shoe and went through the large hole beneath the footrest. The Airbus used to have black bristles that would prevent objects from entering the holes on each side of the footrest(s); they have been removed over the past few years. The current large opening on each side of the footrests is large enough to fit your iPad through and could interfere with flight control linkages.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.