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Reporter protests that previous flight crew booby trapped his aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 192572 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199110 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phx |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 13000 msl bound upper : 13000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : phx tower : hnl |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 192572 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
This situation had a snowball effect. Plane swap in phx with another crew for last leg home to fmn. Previous crew felt it would be fun to mess with aircraft for next crew. First was the stack of passenger brief cards I found in copilot's seat. When I asked previous crew about it they said it was extras for phx station. I notified ramp agent and they removed the cards (not getting the joke either). Inspecting aircraft during preflight found left position light inoperative. This put us 40 mins behind schedule. After takeoff things started happening. First the pressurization wouldn't work, so I had the copilot troubleshooting this, taking him out of the loop for keeping me, or both of us, out of trouble. Next, the captain's air vent was clogged with peanut shells, and as I opened it, you can guess what happened. 10 mins after departure, peanut shells were still coming out, the pressurization system was starting to work, and I'm wondering what to find next. The next thing to happen was I found myself rapidly climbing through 13300 before I realized it -- caught myself and descended right away to assigned 13000. The controller never called us on it (luckily) but after flying most of the day, I wasn't ready for fun 'north games. Also, to complete matters, it was also night time and cockpit visibility is greatly reduced. My personal opinion is professional and messing with the aircraft does not promote a safe environment. I hope there won't be a next time!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RPTR PROTESTS THAT PREVIOUS FLC BOOBY TRAPPED HIS ACFT.
Narrative: THIS SITUATION HAD A SNOWBALL EFFECT. PLANE SWAP IN PHX WITH ANOTHER CREW FOR LAST LEG HOME TO FMN. PREVIOUS CREW FELT IT WOULD BE FUN TO MESS WITH ACFT FOR NEXT CREW. FIRST WAS THE STACK OF PAX BRIEF CARDS I FOUND IN COPLT'S SEAT. WHEN I ASKED PREVIOUS CREW ABOUT IT THEY SAID IT WAS EXTRAS FOR PHX STATION. I NOTIFIED RAMP AGENT AND THEY REMOVED THE CARDS (NOT GETTING THE JOKE EITHER). INSPECTING ACFT DURING PREFLT FOUND L POS LIGHT INOP. THIS PUT US 40 MINS BEHIND SCHEDULE. AFTER TKOF THINGS STARTED HAPPENING. FIRST THE PRESSURIZATION WOULDN'T WORK, SO I HAD THE COPLT TROUBLESHOOTING THIS, TAKING HIM OUT OF THE LOOP FOR KEEPING ME, OR BOTH OF US, OUT OF TROUBLE. NEXT, THE CAPT'S AIR VENT WAS CLOGGED WITH PEANUT SHELLS, AND AS I OPENED IT, YOU CAN GUESS WHAT HAPPENED. 10 MINS AFTER DEP, PEANUT SHELLS WERE STILL COMING OUT, THE PRESSURIZATION SYS WAS STARTING TO WORK, AND I'M WONDERING WHAT TO FIND NEXT. THE NEXT THING TO HAPPEN WAS I FOUND MYSELF RAPIDLY CLBING THROUGH 13300 BEFORE I REALIZED IT -- CAUGHT MYSELF AND DSNDED RIGHT AWAY TO ASSIGNED 13000. THE CTLR NEVER CALLED US ON IT (LUCKILY) BUT AFTER FLYING MOST OF THE DAY, I WASN'T READY FOR FUN 'N GAMES. ALSO, TO COMPLETE MATTERS, IT WAS ALSO NIGHT TIME AND COCKPIT VISIBILITY IS GREATLY REDUCED. MY PERSONAL OPINION IS PROFESSIONAL AND MESSING WITH THE ACFT DOES NOT PROMOTE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. I HOPE THERE WON'T BE A NEXT TIME!
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.