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Medium large transport freighter departed, flew, landed at destination with tailstand attached to aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 183637 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199107 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : msn |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ewr |
| 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 pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 1000 |
| ASRS Report | 183637 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 183512 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Post-flight inspection after landing in pia revealed the tailstand had been left attached to the aircraft in msn. The ground crew responsible for removing the tailstand had stated over the aircraft intercom, prior to engine start, that the tailstand had been removed. The discrepancy was written in the aircraft log, our mechanic inspected the aircraft and found no damage, and signed the discrepancy off. However, the tailstand was still fully attached to the aircraft, but damaged beyond use. To prevent occurrence, the ground report to the crew in our company is a standard phraseology read verbatim and the ground crew may actually have to stop and think about what they are saying to the crew.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MLG FREIGHTER DEPARTED, FLEW, LANDED AT DEST WITH TAILSTAND ATTACHED TO ACFT.
Narrative: POST-FLT INSPECTION AFTER LNDG IN PIA REVEALED THE TAILSTAND HAD BEEN LEFT ATTACHED TO THE ACFT IN MSN. THE GND CREW RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVING THE TAILSTAND HAD STATED OVER THE ACFT INTERCOM, PRIOR TO ENG START, THAT THE TAILSTAND HAD BEEN REMOVED. THE DISCREPANCY WAS WRITTEN IN THE ACFT LOG, OUR MECH INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND NO DAMAGE, AND SIGNED THE DISCREPANCY OFF. HOWEVER, THE TAILSTAND WAS STILL FULLY ATTACHED TO THE ACFT, BUT DAMAGED BEYOND USE. TO PREVENT OCCURRENCE, THE GND RPT TO THE CREW IN OUR COMPANY IS A STANDARD PHRASEOLOGY READ VERBATIM AND THE GND CREW MAY ACTUALLY HAVE TO STOP AND THINK ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE SAYING TO THE CREW.
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.