Mechanic removes fire extinguisher for repair. Aircraft departs without fire extinguisher. Return la...

Attributes
ACN	202934
Time
Date	199202
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : den
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 1565 flight time type : 1365
ASRS Report	202934
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 other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During preflight of aircraft an open logbook write-up noticed concerning cabin fire extinguisher and holding bracket. Maintenance took extinguisher to hangar area and was to return with a replacement. Passenger were loaded onto the aircraft and weight/balance manifest papers were completed. Scheduled time for departure arrived and both crew members forgot about the replacement fire extinguisher and the unresolved logbook entry. We taxied and were cleared for takeoff. Den tower told us to contact departure and that our company had tried to reach us on the ground unsuccessfully and that we should radio them. Upon contacting company we were told to do an air return to resolve the extinguisher problem. Crew was monitoring company frequency as per our F.O.M., however volume had been reduced but still at an audible level. It is my opinion that the ground time in denver between our inbound flight and the aborted flight was insufficient to post flight and change aircraft. With the required preflight of new aircraft, cockpit set up and WX review required for next flight too much pressure for an on time departure I believe was partly responsible for my occupance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MECH REMOVES FIRE EXTINGUISHER FOR REPAIR. ACFT DEPARTS WITHOUT FIRE EXTINGUISHER. RETURN LAND.

Narrative: DURING PREFLT OF ACFT AN OPEN LOGBOOK WRITE-UP NOTICED CONCERNING CABIN FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND HOLDING BRACKET. MAINT TOOK EXTINGUISHER TO HANGAR AREA AND WAS TO RETURN WITH A REPLACEMENT. PAX WERE LOADED ONTO THE ACFT AND WT/BAL MANIFEST PAPERS WERE COMPLETED. SCHEDULED TIME FOR DEP ARRIVED AND BOTH CREW MEMBERS FORGOT ABOUT THE REPLACEMENT FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND THE UNRESOLVED LOGBOOK ENTRY. WE TAXIED AND WERE CLRED FOR TKOF. DEN TWR TOLD US TO CONTACT DEP AND THAT OUR COMPANY HAD TRIED TO REACH US ON THE GND UNSUCCESSFULLY AND THAT WE SHOULD RADIO THEM. UPON CONTACTING COMPANY WE WERE TOLD TO DO AN AIR RETURN TO RESOLVE THE EXTINGUISHER PROBLEM. CREW WAS MONITORING COMPANY FREQ AS PER OUR F.O.M., HOWEVER VOLUME HAD BEEN REDUCED BUT STILL AT AN AUDIBLE LEVEL. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE GND TIME IN DENVER BTWN OUR INBOUND FLT AND THE ABORTED FLT WAS INSUFFICIENT TO POST FLT AND CHANGE ACFT. WITH THE REQUIRED PREFLT OF NEW ACFT, COCKPIT SET UP AND WX REVIEW REQUIRED FOR NEXT FLT TOO MUCH PRESSURE FOR AN ON TIME DEP I BELIEVE WAS PARTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR MY OCCUPANCE.

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.

Mechanic removes fire extinguisher for repair. Aircraft departs without fire extinguisher. Return land.