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Widebody transport released for oerp's overwater flight with 1 stick shaker motor inoperative and had not been entered as a log book item by incoming flight crew. Supervisor released aircraft with schedule taking precedence over repairs.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 157026 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199009 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dfw |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : jfk |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Widebody, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 157026 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other other |
Narrative:
Aircraft arrived from sfo as flight XV2. Inbound crew verbal note to crew chief/foreman: 'first officer's stick shaker motor inoperative, all visibility cues ok.' troubleshot and confirmed by swapping captain and first officer stick shaker motors. The motor was not in local supply, but other widebody transport aircraft with motors were on the ramp. At 06 mins to closeout of flight ab (dfw-ory) foreman said, 'the outbnd crew has no problem--they want to go. Close it.' the item was never in the aircraft maintenance logbook and I am the one who signs the release for 'overwater service check.' note: this was an oerps flight.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WDB RELEASED FOR OERP'S OVERWATER FLT WITH 1 STICK SHAKER MOTOR INOPERATIVE AND HAD NOT BEEN ENTERED AS A LOG BOOK ITEM BY INCOMING FLT CREW. SUPVR RELEASED ACFT WITH SCHEDULE TAKING PRECEDENCE OVER REPAIRS.
Narrative: ACFT ARRIVED FROM SFO AS FLT XV2. INBND CREW VERBAL NOTE TO CREW CHIEF/FOREMAN: 'F/O'S STICK SHAKER MOTOR INOP, ALL VIS CUES OK.' TROUBLESHOT AND CONFIRMED BY SWAPPING CAPT AND F/O STICK SHAKER MOTORS. THE MOTOR WAS NOT IN LCL SUPPLY, BUT OTHER WDB ACFT WITH MOTORS WERE ON THE RAMP. AT 06 MINS TO CLOSEOUT OF FLT AB (DFW-ORY) FOREMAN SAID, 'THE OUTBND CREW HAS NO PROB--THEY WANT TO GO. CLOSE IT.' THE ITEM WAS NEVER IN THE ACFT MAINT LOGBOOK AND I AM THE ONE WHO SIGNS THE RELEASE FOR 'OVERWATER SVC CHK.' NOTE: THIS WAS AN OERPS FLT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.