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Medium large transport return land because the ground power access door had been left open. A new release was not obtained prior to the subsequent takeoff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 162409 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199011 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gso |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fwa |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : preflight |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 4500 |
| ASRS Report | 162409 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| 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:
On takeoff, we discovered that the ground power access door had been left open. We returned for an uneventful landing, inspected the door and secured it for our subsequent departure. We still had more than the required release fuel on board so we proceeded to takeoff to complete that leg of our trip. We checked our flight operations manual during the ground time and found no instructions for an air return situation. As it turns out we did not get rereleased as we should have. Recommend manuals should have return to gate situations addressed and referred to in the index. In any unusual occurrence, shut it down, get out of the aircraft and onto the phone to ask someone else (chief pilot) what to do.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG RETURN LAND BECAUSE THE GND PWR ACCESS DOOR HAD BEEN LEFT OPEN. A NEW RELEASE WAS NOT OBTAINED PRIOR TO THE SUBSEQUENT TKOF.
Narrative: ON TKOF, WE DISCOVERED THAT THE GND PWR ACCESS DOOR HAD BEEN L OPEN. WE RETURNED FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG, INSPECTED THE DOOR AND SECURED IT FOR OUR SUBSEQUENT DEP. WE STILL HAD MORE THAN THE REQUIRED RELEASE FUEL ON BOARD SO WE PROCEEDED TO TKOF TO COMPLETE THAT LEG OF OUR TRIP. WE CHKED OUR FLT OPS MANUAL DURING THE GND TIME AND FOUND NO INSTRUCTIONS FOR AN AIR RETURN SITUATION. AS IT TURNS OUT WE DID NOT GET RERELEASED AS WE SHOULD HAVE. RECOMMEND MANUALS SHOULD HAVE RETURN TO GATE SITUATIONS ADDRESSED AND REFERRED TO IN THE INDEX. IN ANY UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE, SHUT IT DOWN, GET OUT OF THE ACFT AND ONTO THE PHONE TO ASK SOMEONE ELSE (CHIEF PLT) WHAT TO DO.
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.