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FAA inspector found debris behind a lav trash container after the aircraft had been cleaned and inspected by company maintenance crew.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 175827 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199104 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 175827 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 175825 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
In reference to an aircraft medium large transport regarding a special emphasis on trash in the lavs. 4/91, my partner and I concluded the interior inspection of the aft lavs. At the time of our inspection, there was no debris found. At the time we departed the aircraft, there were aircraft cleaners, cleaning the aft lavs. My partner and I proceeded to the office to sign for the inspection that we had completed and then we were going to work off the squawks that were found. Later during our shift the FAA inspected the aircraft and found debris behind one of the trash containers. The following night my partner and I learned that the FAA inspectors pressed the matter and the company held a board of inquiry. My partner and I feel the inspection was complied with in accordance with the a check paperwork. What happens after the particular inspection, with many variables involved, is beyond our control. If we are to reinspect the lavs trash area after cleaning is completed, it should be stated in the a check paperwork.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FAA INSPECTOR FOUND DEBRIS BEHIND A LAV TRASH CONTAINER AFTER THE ACFT HAD BEEN CLEANED AND INSPECTED BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE CREW.
Narrative: IN REFERENCE TO AN ACFT MLG REGARDING A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON TRASH IN THE LAVS. 4/91, MY PARTNER AND I CONCLUDED THE INTERIOR INSPECTION OF THE AFT LAVS. AT THE TIME OF OUR INSPECTION, THERE WAS NO DEBRIS FOUND. AT THE TIME WE DEPARTED THE ACFT, THERE WERE ACFT CLEANERS, CLEANING THE AFT LAVS. MY PARTNER AND I PROCEEDED TO THE OFFICE TO SIGN FOR THE INSPECTION THAT WE HAD COMPLETED AND THEN WE WERE GOING TO WORK OFF THE SQUAWKS THAT WERE FOUND. LATER DURING OUR SHIFT THE FAA INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND DEBRIS BEHIND ONE OF THE TRASH CONTAINERS. THE FOLLOWING NIGHT MY PARTNER AND I LEARNED THAT THE FAA INSPECTORS PRESSED THE MATTER AND THE COMPANY HELD A BOARD OF INQUIRY. MY PARTNER AND I FEEL THE INSPECTION WAS COMPLIED WITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE A CHK PAPERWORK. WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE PARTICULAR INSPECTION, WITH MANY VARIABLES INVOLVED, IS BEYOND OUR CTL. IF WE ARE TO REINSPECT THE LAVS TRASH AREA AFTER CLEANING IS COMPLETED, IT SHOULD BE STATED IN THE A CHK PAPERWORK.
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.